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Microsoft, a Redmond-headquartered tech giant, has shut down one of the popular features of its Edge internet browser - 'Web Select'. This handy tool was popular among users due to its ease of usability and wide range of options while taking screenshots. The tech giant announced the move in the latest release note of the Stable Channel of the browser. Besides these, the company also shaved the 'More tools' menu to deprecate more features.

According to the firm, this is a move to improve the user experience, and Web Select will not be available now in the Web Capture or the keyboard layout. Besides this, the company has also deprecated features such as Math Solver, Citations, Kids Mode and more.

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"To improve end user experience, this [Web Select] feature is being deprecated and will no longer be an option under Web Capture or via keyboard shortcut," Microsoft said in a blog post. Further, to improve the experience and "simplify the More tools menu, the following features are being deprecated: Math Solver, Picture Dictionary, Citations, Grammar Tools, and Kids Mode," the tech giant added.

Microsoft deprecated its voice assistant Cortana as a standalone app in Windows recently. (Image: Microsoft)

According to the tech giant, Web Select allows users to copy content easily compared to manual highlighting via the cursor. It presents a selection box where users can grab content such as images, texts and tables and use them. Users can select and drag the cursor to define an area and hit Copy. The sides of the selection box are adjustable to ensure users get the desired output.

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Users could trigger the option via a right-click on the website and opt for Web Select or by pressing Ctrl + Shift + X. Speaking of other updates, the company had deprecated its voice assistant Cortana as a standalone app in Windows earlier. You can read more on this here.