Microsoft kills Edge Collections as Copilot takes over

Microsoft is ripping out Edge Collections and the Sidebar. They're betting hard on Copilot, so anything that doesn't feed the AI assistant is getting axed. The catch? Your saved collections disappear when you update, and there's no migration tool doing this automatically—you have to do it yourself.

Here's what'll actually happen. Once the update lands, the Collections interface vanishes. Your data goes with it. So either export everything before you upgrade, or drag your items into Favorites and hope you remember what you saved. Why would Microsoft not build a simple one-click migration when they knew people had real data stored there? Probably because Collections never caught on the way they hoped, and they're consolidating around what works: Copilot.

If you're still using Collections, the window to move your stuff is closing. Export your data now, grab what matters, and move it somewhere that isn't about to disappear. This isn't a surprise feature removal—it's a clear signal that Microsoft is betting everything on AI, and older features are just getting in the way.