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The original poster asks if there's a way to hide or shorten the display of long URLs that appear when hovering over links in browsers or emails. Neemobeer responds by mentioning that although there are some undocumented registry settings, a practical solution is to reset the Microsoft Edge browser through a series of steps involving local app data and PowerShell commands. The overall sentiment suggests that while customization options are limited, resetting Edge might help address the issue.
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Probably a simple question . . . . when viewing web sites, emails, etc. and as the mouse rolls over a "linkable site" - the web address flashes up on the screen (and it's LONG, REALLY LONG!!) and I can't see anything around it that I am supposed to click on! Is there a way to hide that address from showing up on the screen or, at least, have it show very briefly?
 

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There are a lot of undocumented settings that can be added to the registry, but I didn't see any immediately apparent that pertain to the URL popping up in the bottom left. You can try resetting Edge.
  • Open Explorer (Window Key + e) and type in the address bar %LOCALAPPDATA%
  • Open the Packages directory
  • Append .old to Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
  • Open powershell (Window Key) type powershell
  • Type the following command
  • Code: 
    Get-AppxPackage *Edge* | Foreach { "$($_.InstallLocation)\Appxmanifest.xml" | Add-AppxPackage -Register -DisableDevelopMode }
  • Microsoft Edge should now be reset
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There are a lot of undocumented settings that can be added to the registry, but I didn't see any immediately apparent that pertain to the URL popping up in the bottom left. You can try resetting Edge.
  • Open Explorer (Window Key + e) and type in the address bar %LOCALAPPDATA%
  • Open the Packages directory
  • Append .old to Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
  • Open powershell (Window Key) type powershell
  • Type the following command
  • Code: 
    Get-AppxPackage *Edge* | Foreach { "$($_.InstallLocation)\Appxmanifest.xml" | Add-AppxPackage -Register -DisableDevelopMode }
  • Microsoft Edge should now be reset
 

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