MicrosoftDocs · mikehoffms · Jul 23, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026
diff --git a/microsoft-edge/developer/index.yml b/microsoft-edge/developer/index.yml
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ landingContent:
 
           - text: Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code
             url: ../visual-studio-code/microsoft-edge-devtools-extension.md  # goes directly to main page, in DevTools
-
-          - text: Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code
-            url: ../visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md
       - linkListType: how-to-guide
         links:
           - text: Opening source files in Visual Studio Code

diff --git a/microsoft-edge/devtools/landing/index.yml b/microsoft-edge/devtools/landing/index.yml
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ landingContent:
             - text: Microsoft Edge IDE integration
               url: ../../visual-studio-code/ide-integration.md
 
-            - text: Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code
-              url: ../../visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md
-
       - linkListType: how-to-guide
         links:
             - text: Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code

diff --git a/microsoft-edge/devtools/whats-new/2019/12/devtools.md b/microsoft-edge/devtools/whats-new/2019/12/devtools.md
@@ -149,12 +149,14 @@ For more information, check out [Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual St
 
 <!-- dup entries: 2019/12, 2020/01 -->
 
+Update Jul. 2026: The built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code has been removed.
+
 With the Debugger for Microsoft Edge Visual Studio Code extension, debug JavaScript running in Microsoft Edge directly from Visual Studio Code.
 <!-- old url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-edge -->
 
 ![The Debugger for Microsoft Edge Extension in Visual Studio Code](./devtools-images/vscode-debugger.png)
 
-Update: As of 2022, the **Debugger for Microsoft Edge Visual Studio Code extension** has been replaced by a built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code.  See [Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code](../../../../visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md).
+Update: As of 2022, the **Debugger for Microsoft Edge Visual Studio Code extension** has been replaced by a built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code.
 
 
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diff --git a/microsoft-edge/devtools/whats-new/2020/01/devtools.md b/microsoft-edge/devtools/whats-new/2020/01/devtools.md
@@ -157,12 +157,14 @@ For more information, check out [Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual St
 
 <!-- dup entries: 2019/12, 2020/01 -->
 
+Update Jul. 2026: The built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code has been removed.
+
 With the Debugger for Microsoft Edge Visual Studio Code extension, debug JavaScript running in Microsoft Edge directly from Visual Studio Code.
 <!-- old url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-edge -->
 
 ![The Debugger for Microsoft Edge Extension in Visual Studio Code](./devtools-images/vscode-debugger.png)
 
-Update: As of 2022, the **Debugger for Microsoft Edge Visual Studio Code extension** has been replaced by a built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code.  See [Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code](../../../../visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md).
+Update: As of 2022, the **Debugger for Microsoft Edge Visual Studio Code extension** has been replaced by a built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code.
 
 
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diff --git a/microsoft-edge/index.yml b/microsoft-edge/index.yml
@@ -467,10 +467,6 @@ conceptualContent:
               url: ./devtools/sources/opening-sources-in-vscode.md
               itemType: how-to-guide
 
-            - text: Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code
-              url: ./visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md
-              itemType: overview
-
             - text: Visual Studio for web development
               url: ./visual-studio-code/index.md
               itemType: how-to-guide

diff --git a/microsoft-edge/toc.yml b/microsoft-edge/toc.yml
@@ -1974,9 +1974,6 @@
         - name: Opening source files in Visual Studio Code
           href: ./devtools/sources/opening-sources-in-vscode.md
 
-        - name: Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code
-          href: ./visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md
-
         - name: Visual Studio for web development
           href: ./visual-studio/index.md
 # /Microsoft Edge IDE integration

diff --git a/microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md b/microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md
diff --git a/microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/ide-integration.md b/microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/ide-integration.md
@@ -40,16 +40,6 @@ local files will get a different treatment.<!--TODO: be specific-->
 See [Opening source files in Visual Studio Code](../devtools/sources/opening-sources-in-vscode.md).
 
 
-<!-- ====================================================================== -->
-## Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code
-
-[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) includes a built-in debugger for Microsoft Edge, which can launch the browser or attach to an already running browser.
-
-This built-in debugger lets you debug your front-end JavaScript code line-by-line and see `console.log()` statements directly from Visual Studio Code.
-
-See [Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code](debugger-for-edge.md).
-
-
 <!-- what to do with this section?  present page is supposed to have h2 for each child page of TOC node, where h2 contains only 1 paragraph and link to child page -->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 ## The webhint extension for Visual Studio Code

diff --git a/...dge/visual-studio-code/microsoft-edge-devtools-extension/debugging-a-webpage.md b/...dge/visual-studio-code/microsoft-edge-devtools-extension/debugging-a-webpage.md
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ Which webpage opens is in DevTools is set by `launch.json` if that file exists i
 ## See also
 
 * [The launch.json file for the DevTools extension](./launch-json.md)
-* [Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code](../debugger-for-edge.md)
 * [Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code](../microsoft-edge-devtools-extension.md)
 * [The Visual Studio Code debugger now integrates with the DevTools extension](../../devtools/whats-new/2021/07/devtools.md#the-visual-studio-code-debugger-now-integrates-with-the-devtools-extension) in _What's new in DevTools (Microsoft Edge 93)_.
 <!--todo: incorporate pov from what's new; update present article, then remove this link.  Explain: The tools refresh automatically when you switch between different debugging targets.-->

diff --git a/...visual-studio-code/microsoft-edge-devtools-extension/external-browser-window.md b/...visual-studio-code/microsoft-edge-devtools-extension/external-browser-window.md
@@ -81,8 +81,4 @@ To change or check the setting for which type of browser window to use:
 
 * [Get started using the DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code](./get-started.md)
 * [Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for Visual Studio Code](../microsoft-edge-devtools-extension.md)
-* [Debug Microsoft Edge in Visual Studio Code](../debugger-for-edge.md)
-
-**External articles:**
-
-* [Browser debugging in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/browser-debugging)
+* [Browser debugging in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/browser-debugging) in Visual Studio Code docs.
diff --git a/redirects/.openpublishing.redirection.ide-integration.json b/redirects/.openpublishing.redirection.ide-integration.json
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
       "source_path": "../microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/webhint.md",
       "redirect_url": "/microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/microsoft-edge-devtools-extension",
       "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source_path": "../microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/debugger-for-edge.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/microsoft-edge/visual-studio-code/ide-integration",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
     }
   ]
 }