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This is an extremely basic question, but I haven't found an answer yet.

I recently purchased a brand-new computer with Windows 10 and at the moment am using the Microsoft Edge browser that came with it.

I would like to open some offline (HTML) pages, but the Control-O feature to which I am accustomed in IE, Chrome, and Firefox, doesn't work. In the Edge browser, the hotkey Control-O resets the zoom level.

Is there a replacement hotkey for Control-O in Microsoft Edge?
Alternately, what is the non-hotkey method for opening an offline page in Edge?

Note, I am not trying to set the default Start page. I would simply like a quick and easy way to navigate to and open an HTML page that is saved on the hard drive.

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Quick tip that often trips folks up: in current Microsoft Edge, the shortcut to open a local file is Ctrl+O (letter O). Ctrl+0 (zero) resets zoom to 100%. If you accidentally hit zero, nothing will open. Microsoft documents both shortcuts this way. (support.microsoft.com)

If you prefer not to use a hotkey, here are reliable ways that work today:

  • Drag and drop the .html file into an Edge tab (as noted).
  • From File Explorer, right‑click the file and choose Open with -> Microsoft Edge.
  • Paste a file URL in the address bar. Use the file:/// scheme and forward slashes:
file:///C:/Users/YourName/Documents/page.html

For paths with spaces, either quote them in Run (Win+R) like:

msedge "C:\Users\YourName\Documents\my page.html"

or stick to the file:/// form above.

If Ctrl+O still does nothing, you may be on the old Edge (the pre‑Chromium "Edge Legacy"). That version reached end of support on March 9, 2021 and lacks several conveniences found in the current Edge. Updating to the modern Edge on Windows 10/11 restores the Ctrl+O behavior and generally improves file handling. (support.microsoft.com)

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