use Microsoft Edge Game Assist browser

I will explain to you How to use the Microsoft Edge Game Assist browser

Microsoft has introduced Edge Game Assist, a fully-featured and seamless in-game browser that will soon be available to everyone. If you want to use Microsoft Edge Game Assist while playing games on Windows 11, here's how you can set it up. Here's everything you need to know about Game Assist, which works with almost any game and helps you browse the web without leaving the game.

How to use the Microsoft Edge Game Assist browser

What is Microsoft Edge Game Assist?

Microsoft Edge Game Assist is an in-game browser powered by the Microsoft Edge browser. It helps you browse the web, access any website, chat with friends, etc., without leaving the game. In simple words, you can find a pop-up window that works like a browser window.

There are a few things you need to know about Game Assist:

You can access Game Assist from the Game Bar.
Game Assist is completely dependent on the Microsoft Edge browser. That said, you can access your Edge profile in Game Assist.
You can find all the browsing history, cookies, cache, saved passwords, etc. like Edge in Game Assist.
It takes up little space in your game window. However, you can resize the window to suit your needs.
It works with any game as it is game-agnostic and relies on the Game bar.

Edge Game Assist is available only in Beta channels currently

Before you start using Game Assist on Windows 11, you need to make sure of the following:

You must have updated the Game bar.
As of now, Game Assist is available on Windows 11 24H2, 23H2, 22H2, and all Windows Insider channels.
You need to set Edge/Edge Beta as the default browser.
Currently, you need Microsoft Edge Beta 132 or later as it has not been released as a stable version yet.

How to use Microsoft Edge Game Assist browser

To use Microsoft Edge Game Assist, follow these steps:

Open the Microsoft Edge browser and go to Settings.
Switch to the Appearance tab.
Look for the Game Assist option.
Click the Install widget button.
Open the game you want to play and press Win+G.
Click on the Game Assist button in the Game bar.
Access the web as per your needs.

First, you need to install the Game Assist widget. To do so, open the Microsoft Edge browser, click on Settings and more > Settings and then switch to the Appearance tab.

Here, you can find an option called Game Assist. You need to click on the corresponding Install widget button to start the installation process.

Once it is installed, open the game you want to play and press Win+G to open the Game bar. In the Game bar, you can find a new icon called Game Assist. Click on it.

Next, you can find a pop-up window that can be used as a browser.

As said above, you can do almost anything in the browser window.