Instructions to change the copy paste URL format in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge has an option to change the format of copying and pasting web URLs from the address bar into content. This feature defaults to copying and pasting URLs as links instead of as text. Instead of defaulting to links, you can change the format of copying and pasting URLs in Microsoft Edge, according to the article below.

Change URL copy paste format in Microsoft Edge

Step 1:

Open Edge browser, click on the 3 dots icon, select Settings .

Switch to the new interface, users select Share, copy and paste in the menu on the left of the interface.

Step 2:

Looking to the right we will see the customization for the copy paste URl mode on the browser. Now you can enable Use the format selected above when copying links in web pages .

If you enable it then select Link or Plain Text as you wish.

Samuel Daniel

Update 13 August 2025