Visual Studio web page debugging inspect feature - asp.net-mvc

Visual Studio version 2022 Pro 64-bit
ASP.NET 4.7.2
I had a feature turned on (or at least enabled) that when I started to debug and test in Microsoft Edge (via F5), there would be a Visual Studio purple square icon in the bottom left of the rendered page. When clicked, I could inspect the page element much like F12 in the browser. That icon is not showing up now and I'd like it back. It acted the same as the dev-tools of F12 but my code in Visual Studio would be highlighted upon inspection, not a built in split screen of the Edge browser.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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