How to remove top sites from Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge

Let’s learn how to remove top sites from Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge. Top sites means that your browser saves the most-visited sites as suggestions or site suggestions. This suggestion helps us find sites we need a lot of the time. We have already looked at how to turn off location services in the Windows 11/10 Creators Update. But your location isn’t only used by the operating system.

Your browser can also tell people where you are, but most browsers will ask for your permission first. Having quick access to all of the sites you visit most often can make it easier to surf the Web. But you might want to know how to turn off the top sites in Edge if you don’t want other people to see them or if you don’t use them. You can also go to the official Microsoft support site to know more information.

How to remove top sites from Firefox

1. Open Firefox and click the three lines icon in the top right. Select Preferences.
2. On the left sidebar, select Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll down to Permissions. Click Settings… next to the permission you wish to adjust.
4. A list of websites that you’ve set the given permission on will appear. Use the dropdown menu next to the site you want to restrict and set it to block to revoke the permission.

How to remove top sites from Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click the Settings and more button at the top-right of the window.
3. Choose the Settings option.
4. Click the button under Show sites I frequently visit in “Top sites.”

How to remove top sites from Chrome

1. Click the three dots in the top right corner and select Settings
2. In the Privacy and Security section, select Site Settings
3. Under the Recent activity section, click View permissions and data stored across sites
4. Here you can change permissions across all sites visited or a specific site. We’ll do the latter. Find the website whose permission you want to revoke and click on it.
5. You’ll see any subdomains housed under the site’s entry. You can revoke permissions for all of them, but the top one is usually the main site.
6. You are now presented with a list of all the available permissions for the site and their current settings. Adjust them how you wish. In the example below, I’ve disabled notifications from Facebook.

How to remove top sites from Safari

1. Open Safari and use the top bar to navigate to Safari > Preferences.
2. Under the Security tab, you can enable or disable javascript and pop-ups. Note that these settings affect the entire browser and not specific sites.
3. Under the Websites tab, you view what websites have access to each of the eight available permissions. Unfortunately, you can only view websites by permission, not permissions by website.
4. By default, most permissions are set to Ask. Click the dropdown menu next to the site on which you want to change permissions. Select “Deny” to revoke that permission entirely.

FAQ

How to turn on or off show frequent top sites in Microsoft Edge in Windows 11?

Start your Edge browser. Click the button with three dots (…”). Click on the Settings item in the Settings pane. On the General tab of Settings, uncheck the box that says “Show sites I visit often in “Top sites.”

How do I turn off top sites in edge?

The Edge browser has a button called “Settings.” Click that button, then scroll down until you see an option called “Quick links.” To get rid of the top sites from the browser, click the drop-down menu next to Quick links and choose Off.

How do I remove Edge from menu?

In Microsoft Edge, click and hold the icon of the extension you want to get rid of, or right-click it (to the right of your browser address bar). Choose Remove from Microsoft Edge, and then click Remove. To the right of your browser’s address bar, click Extensions. Next to the extension you want to get rid of, click More actions.

How do I get rid of top Apps in search bar?

Take apps off of the Start Menu’s “Most Used” list. To open the Start menu, click the Start button or press the Windows key on your keyboard. Then, right-click on an app or other item in the “Most used” list and choose More > Don’t show in this list.