Like earlier versions of the now legacy Edge, Microsoft’s new browser keeps the familiar F12 shortcut to launch its developer tools, either attached to the browser or in a separate pane.

If you want to disable Developer Tools in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11/10 PC, then you can use the Registry or Group Policy Editor to do it. Learn how.

The F12 keyboard shortcut takes Microsoft Edge users to the Developer Tools page. If you want to disable this shortcut, read this post.

SEE: 10 ways to prevent developer burnout (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Microsoft says the new extension simplifies developers' workflow by changing the way users can launch an instance of Edge to debug.

For Edge, Microsoft has added an extra "inspect" button in the debug toolbar, which launches Edge Developer Tools within a VS Code instance.