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Prevent context menu in Edge when text is selected

In its recent version, Edge shows a context menu when selecting text. Is there any way to prevent this behaviour with JavaScript? I tried window.oncontextmenu = e => {e.preventDefault();}; but this wasn't successful.

7 months ago · Juan Pablo Isaza

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Answer 1 · 2022-07-03T03:58:28.052Z

If you don't need to use this feature in Edge, you can disable this menu via specific setting in Edge.

Just follow these steps:

Naviagte to edge://settings/appearance in Edge.
Scroll down the page to the Context menus section.
Disable the option Show mini menu when selecting text.

Something like this:

In addition, you can also disable this feature on specific sites, depending on your needs.

Answer 2 · 2022-07-03T03:58:28.062Z

window.onmouseup = event => event.preventDefault();