diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 28ebad49a39..2b0d3c3a2d5 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ PyAutoGUI>=0.9.54;platform_system=="Linux"
 markdown-it-py==3.0.0;python_version<"3.10"
 markdown-it-py==4.0.0;python_version>="3.10"
 mdurl==0.1.2
-rich>=14.3.3,<15
+rich>=15.0.0,<16
 
 # --- Testing Requirements --- #
 # ("pip install -r requirements.txt" also installs this, but "pip install -e ." won't.)
diff --git a/seleniumbase/__version__.py b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
index bf9cf5e5b2a..79180916878 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/__version__.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # seleniumbase package
-__version__ = "4.48.0"
+__version__ = "4.48.1"
diff --git a/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py b/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
index 3fa8bd3addb..4711d2701e8 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
@@ -2369,6 +2369,7 @@ def _set_chrome_options(
     prefs["profile.default_content_settings.popups"] = 0
     prefs["profile.managed_default_content_settings.popups"] = 0
     prefs["profile.default_content_setting_values.automatic_downloads"] = 1
+    prefs["NewTabPage.FooterVisible"] = False
     if locale_code:
         prefs["intl.accept_languages"] = locale_code
         sb_config._cdp_locale = locale_code
@@ -4875,6 +4876,12 @@ def get_local_driver(
         included_disabled_features.append("UnifiedWebBluetooth")
         included_disabled_features.append("WebAuthentication")
         included_disabled_features.append("PasskeyAuth")
+        included_disabled_features.append("msAutofillEdgeCoupons")
+        included_disabled_features.append("msShoppingTrigger")
+        included_disabled_features.append("msEdgeShoppingUI")
+        included_disabled_features.append("msEntityExtraction")
+        included_disabled_features.append("msEntityExtractionProactive")
+        included_disabled_features.append("msWebAssist")
         for item in extra_disabled_features:
             if item not in included_disabled_features:
                 included_disabled_features.append(item)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 50b5cebfd5d..368b7eea876 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
         'markdown-it-py==3.0.0;python_version<"3.10"',
         'markdown-it-py==4.0.0;python_version>="3.10"',
         'mdurl==0.1.2',
-        'rich>=14.3.3,<15',
+        'rich>=15.0.0,<16',
     ],
     extras_require={
         # pip install -e .[allure]