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{{Short description|Web browser developed by Microsoft}} |
{{Short description|Web browser developed by Microsoft}} |
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{{Distinguish|text=the older EdgeHTML based [[Microsoft Edge Legacy]], formerly known as simply Microsoft Edge}} |
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{{Redirect-distinguish-text|New Edge|the Ford vehicle style known as [[New Edge (design language)]]. For the brokerage, see [[Newedge Group]]}} |
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{{Use American English|date=May 2020}} |
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| programming language = [[C++]], [[JavaScript]], [[TypeScript]], [[HTML]], [[CSS]], [[Rust (programming language)|Rust]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.technologywithvivek.com/2024/04/Which%20Programming%20Language%20used%20behind%20Microsoft%20Edge%20Browser%20.html|title=Programming Language used behind Microsoft Edge Browser|last=Bhardwaj|first=Vivek|date=April 22, 2024|website=Technology with Vivek|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107180732/https://www.technologywithvivek.com/2024/04/Which%20Programming%20Language%20used%20behind%20Microsoft%20Edge%20Browser%20.html|archive-date=January 7, 2025}}</ref><br />[[Java (programming language)|Java]] (Android only), [[Swift (programming language)|Swift]] (iOS/iPadOS/visionOS only) |
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| caption = Screenshot of Microsoft Edge, showing the [[Main Page]] of the [[English Wikipedia]] |
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|operating system=[[Android Oreo|Android 8.0]] or later<br>[[iOS 15|iOS 15.0]] or later<br>[[macOS Catalina|macOS 10.15]] or later<br>[[Windows 10]], [[Windows Server 2016]] or later<br>[[Linux]] (specifically [[Ubuntu]], [[Debian]], [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], and [[openSUSE]] distributions) |
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|'''[[Android (operating system)|Android]]:''' [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]]<ref name="MJ, Spider-Man ported to iOS+Android">{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-bringing-new-edge-apps-to-ios-android/|title=Microsoft is bringing new Edge apps to iOS, Android|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|author-link=Mary Jo Foley|date=October 5, 2017|website=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103190907/http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-bringing-new-edge-apps-to-ios-android/|archive-date=January 3, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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|platform=[[IA-32]]<br>[[x86-64]]<br>[[ARM32]]<br>[[ARM64]] |
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|'''[[iOS]]/[[iPadOS]]/[[visionOS]]:''' [[WebKit]]<ref name="MJ, Spider-Man ported to iOS+Android" /> |
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|included with=[[Windows 10]]<br>[[Windows 10 Mobile]]<br>[[Windows 11]]<br>[[Xbox system software#Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S software|Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S system software]] |
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|'''[[macOS]]:''' Blink |
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|'''[[Microsoft Windows]]:''' Blink |
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*'''[[Android (operating system)|Android]]:''' [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]]<ref name="MJ, Spider-Man ported to iOS+Android"/> |
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|'''[[Linux]]:''' Blink |
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*'''[[iOS]]/[[iPadOS]]:''' [[WebKit]]<ref name="MJ, Spider-Man ported to iOS+Android"/> |
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|'''[[Xbox One]]:''' Blink |
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|'''[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]:''' Blink |
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*'''[[Microsoft Windows]]:'''<br>[[EdgeHTML]] (2014–2019)<ref name=ieblog-spartan/><br>Blink (2019–present) |
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*'''[[Linux]]:''' Blink |
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| replaces = [[Microsoft Edge Legacy]] (2015) |
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*'''[[Xbox One]]:''' <br>EdgeHTML (until 2021)<br>Blink (from 2021) |
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| license = [[Proprietary software]], based on an open source project<ref>{{cite news|last=Novet|first=Jordan|title=Microsoft says it has no plans to open-source its new Edge browser … yet|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/05/05/edge-open-source/|website=[[VentureBeat]]|date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194518/https://venturebeat.com/2015/05/05/edge-open-source/|archive-date=September 22, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref group=note>Edge's [[WebKit]] & [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]] layout engines and its [[V8 (JavaScript engine)|V8 JavaScript engine]] are each [[free and open-source software]], while its other components are each either open-source or [[Proprietary software|proprietary]].</ref> |
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*'''[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]:''' <br>EdgeHTML (until 2021)<br>Blink (from 2021)}} |
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| website = {{URL|https://microsoft.com/edge}} |
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|replaces=[[Internet Explorer]] |
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|license=[[Proprietary software]], based on an open source project<ref>{{cite news|last=Novet|first=Jordan|title=Microsoft says it has no plans to open-source its new Edge browser … yet|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/05/05/edge-open-source/|website=[[VentureBeat]]|date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194518/https://venturebeat.com/2015/05/05/edge-open-source/|archive-date=September 22, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref group=note>Edge's [[WebKit]] & [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]] layout engines and its [[V8 (JavaScript engine)|V8 JavaScript engine]] are each [[free and open-source software]], while its other components are each either open-source or [[Proprietary software|proprietary]].</ref> |
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|website= {{URL|https://microsoft.com/edge}} |
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'''Microsoft Edge''' (or simply '''Edge''') is a [[Proprietary Software|proprietary]] [[cross-platform software|cross-platform]] [[web browser]] created by [[Microsoft]]. Released in 2015 as part of [[Windows 10]] and [[Xbox One]], it was initially built with Microsoft's own proprietary [[browser engine]], [[EdgeHTML]], and their [[Chakra (JavaScript engine)|Chakra]] [[JavaScript engine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4533505/what-is-microsoft-edge-legacy|title=What is Microsoft Edge Legacy?|author=Microsoft|year=2020|access-date=27 August 2020|website=support.microsoft.com|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814063143/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4533505/what-is-microsoft-edge-legacy|url-status=live}}</ref> Later on, it was [[ported]] to [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Belfiore|first1=Joe|date=October 5, 2017|title=Announcing Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, Microsoft Launcher|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/#Gd4AAkBxQuQfuyMf.97|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021806/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/#Gd4AAkBxQuQfuyMf.97|archive-date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2017|website=Windows Blogs|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Belfiore|first1=Joe|date=November 30, 2017|title=Microsoft Edge now available for iOS and Android|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-now-available-for-ios-and-android/#23ME1jRG8pKYY1Xk.97|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308103635/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-now-available-for-ios-and-android/#23ME1jRG8pKYY1Xk.97|archive-date=March 8, 2018|access-date=March 7, 2018|website=Windows Blogs|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> as a fork of [[Google]]'s [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium open-source project]]. In late 2018, Microsoft announced it would completely rebuild Edge as a [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]-based<ref>{{citation|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration|title=Microsoft Edge: Making the web better through more open source collaboration|publisher=Microsoft|first=Joe|last=Belfiore|date=2018-12-06|access-date=December 7, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413205518/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/7d69268e85e198cee1c2b452d888ac5b9e5995ca/README.md|title=Microsoft Edge and Chromium Open Source: Our Intent|date=6 December 2018|publisher=Microsoft Edge Team|access-date=8 December 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408194822/https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/7d69268e85e198cee1c2b452d888ac5b9e5995ca/README.md|url-status=live}}</ref> browser with [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]] and [[V8 (JavaScript engine)|V8]] engines, which allowed the browser to be ported to [[macOS]]. The new Edge was publicly released in January 2020,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-chromium-based-edge-browser-to-be-generally-available-january-15-2020/|title=Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser to be generally available January 15, 2020|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110012836/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-chromium-based-edge-browser-to-be-generally-available-january-15-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tung|first=Liam|title=Windows 10: Microsoft begins automatically pushing Chromium Edge to users|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-begins-automatically-pushing-chromium-edge-to-users/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=ZDNet|language=en|archive-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612010922/https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-begins-automatically-pushing-chromium-edge-to-users/|url-status=live}}</ref> and on Xbox platforms in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-03-07|title=Microsoft starts testing Edge Chromium browser on Xbox|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/7/22318050/microsoft-edge-xbox-chromium-browser-testing|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331120811/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/7/22318050/microsoft-edge-xbox-chromium-browser-testing|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/23/september-2021-xbox-update/|title=September Xbox Update: Play Later Discovery, Updated Microsoft Edge, and More|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=October 1, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001173337/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/23/september-2021-xbox-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> Microsoft has since terminated security support for the original browser (now referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy).<ref>{{citation|url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224|title=New Microsoft Edge to replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April's Windows 10 Update Tuesday release|publisher=Microsoft|date=2021-02-12|access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311213652/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224|url-status=live}}</ref> Edge is also available on older Windows versions ([[Windows 7]], [[Windows Server 2008 R2]] and later were supported until early 2023),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/05/20/microsoft-edge-macos-canary-preview/|title=Introducing the first Microsoft Edge preview builds for macOS|date=2019-05-20|website=Microsoft Edge Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-26|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115033/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/05/20/microsoft-edge-macos-canary-preview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-06-19|title=Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser now available on Windows 7 and Windows 8|work=[[The Verge]]|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18692033/microsoft-chromium-edge-windows-7-8-available-download|url-status=live|access-date=2022-05-27|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620130359/https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18692033/microsoft-chromium-edge-windows-7-8-available-download}}</ref> as well as [[Linux]].<ref name="Linux Preview Announced">{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/22/21449062/microsoft-edge-linux-preview-october-release|title=Microsoft's Edge browser is arriving on Linux in beta next month|last=Warren|first=Tom|publisher=The Verge|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922232203/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/22/21449062/microsoft-edge-linux-preview-october-release|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Linux Preview Released">{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-chromium-based-edge-preview-for-linux/|title=Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux|first=Mary Jo|last=Foley|publisher=ZDNet|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|language=en-us|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021011048/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-chromium-based-edge-preview-for-linux/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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'''Microsoft Edge''' (or simply nicknamed '''Edge'''), based on the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium open-source project]], also known as '''The New Microsoft Edge''' or '''New Edge''', is a [[Proprietary Software|proprietary]] [[cross-platform software|cross-platform]] [[web browser]] created by [[Microsoft]], superseding [[Edge Legacy]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224|title=New Microsoft Edge to replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April's Windows 10 Update Tuesday release|publisher=Microsoft|date=2021-02-12|access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311213652/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Salter|first=Jim|date=2021-03-11|title=Microsoft Edge is dead—long live Microsoft Edge|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/microsoft-edge-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-edge/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311172359/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/microsoft-edge-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-edge/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Edge Classic support ends on March 9, 2021 - gHacks Tech News|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/18/microsoft-edge-classic-support-ends-on-march-9-2021/|access-date=2020-08-18|website=www.ghacks.net|date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920014903/https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/18/microsoft-edge-classic-support-ends-on-march-9-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Windows 11]], Edge is the only browser available from Microsoft. |
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First made available only for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] in 2017,<ref name=iOS+A-1>{{cite web|last1=Belfiore|first1=Joe|date=October 5, 2017|title=Announcing Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, Microsoft Launcher|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/#Gd4AAkBxQuQfuyMf.97|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021806/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/#Gd4AAkBxQuQfuyMf.97|archive-date=October 7, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2017|website=Windows Blogs|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref><ref name=iOS+A-2>{{cite web|last1=Belfiore|first1=Joe|date=November 30, 2017|title=Microsoft Edge now available for iOS and Android|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-now-available-for-ios-and-android/#23ME1jRG8pKYY1Xk.97|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308103635/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-now-available-for-ios-and-android/#23ME1jRG8pKYY1Xk.97|archive-date=March 8, 2018|access-date=March 7, 2018|website=Windows Blogs|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> in late 2018, Microsoft announced it would completely rebuild Edge as a [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]-based<ref>{{citation|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration|title=Microsoft Edge: Making the web better through more open source collaboration|publisher=Microsoft|first=Joe|last=Belfiore|date=2018-12-06|access-date=December 7, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413205518/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/7d69268e85e198cee1c2b452d888ac5b9e5995ca/README.md|title=Microsoft Edge and Chromium Open Source: Our Intent|date=6 December 2018|publisher=Microsoft Edge Team|access-date=8 December 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408194822/https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/7d69268e85e198cee1c2b452d888ac5b9e5995ca/README.md|url-status=live}}</ref> browser with [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]] and [[V8 (JavaScript engine)|V8]] engines, which allowed the browser to be ported from [[Windows 10]] to [[macOS]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/05/20/microsoft-edge-macos-canary-preview/|title=Introducing the first Microsoft Edge preview builds for macOS|date=2019-05-20|website=Microsoft Edge Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-26|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115033/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/05/20/microsoft-edge-macos-canary-preview/|url-status=live}}</ref> The new Edge was publicly released in January 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-chromium-based-edge-browser-to-be-generally-available-january-15-2020/|title=Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser to be generally available January 15, 2020|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110012836/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-chromium-based-edge-browser-to-be-generally-available-january-15-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tung|first=Liam|title=Windows 10: Microsoft begins automatically pushing Chromium Edge to users|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-begins-automatically-pushing-chromium-edge-to-users/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=ZDNet|language=en|archive-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612010922/https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-begins-automatically-pushing-chromium-edge-to-users/|url-status=live}}</ref> and on Xbox as well as [[Linux]]<ref name="Linux Preview Announced">{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/22/21449062/microsoft-edge-linux-preview-october-release|title=Microsoft's Edge browser is arriving on Linux in beta next month|last=Warren|first=Tom|publisher=The Verge|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922232203/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/22/21449062/microsoft-edge-linux-preview-october-release|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Linux Preview Released">{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-chromium-based-edge-preview-for-linux/|title=Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux|first=Mary Jo|last=Foley|publisher=ZDNet|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|language=en-us|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021011048/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-chromium-based-edge-preview-for-linux/|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-03-07|title=Microsoft starts testing Edge Chromium browser on Xbox|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/7/22318050/microsoft-edge-xbox-chromium-browser-testing|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331120811/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/7/22318050/microsoft-edge-xbox-chromium-browser-testing|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/23/september-2021-xbox-update/|title=September Xbox Update: Play Later Discovery, Updated Microsoft Edge, and More|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=October 1, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001173337/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/23/september-2021-xbox-update/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/10/microsoft-edge-for-linux-now-stable|title=Download Now: Microsoft Edge for Linux is Finally Stable|date=November 7, 2021|access-date=December 25, 2024|publisher=Ohso Media|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328105936/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/10/microsoft-edge-for-linux-now-stable|url-status=live}}</ref> Edge was also available on [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows 8|8]]/[[Windows 8.1|8.1]] until early 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-06-19|title=Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser now available on Windows 7 and Windows 8|work=[[The Verge]]|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18692033/microsoft-chromium-edge-windows-7-8-available-download|url-status=live|access-date=2022-05-27|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620130359/https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18692033/microsoft-chromium-edge-windows-7-8-available-download}}</ref><ref name=old-win-eol>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Edge and Webview2 ending support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2022/12/09/microsoft-edge-and-webview2-ending-support-for-windows-7-and-windows-8-8-1|date=2022-12-09|access-date=2022-12-09|website=Microsoft Edge Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209181018/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2022/12/09/microsoft-edge-and-webview2-ending-support-for-windows-7-and-windows-8-8-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In February 2023, according to StatCounter, Microsoft Edge became the third most popular browser in the world behind [[Safari (web browser)|Apple Safari]] and [[Chrome]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |website=Statcounter |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref> In some countries, such as the United States, Edge is the 3rd most popular, where it <!-- "desktop" --> has a 14% share, slightly behind Safari's 16% share. {{As of|2022|09}}, Edge is used by 11% of PCs worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hardwick|first=Tim|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/03/microsoft-edge-overtakes-safari-popularity/|title=Microsoft Edge Overtakes Safari as World's Second Most Popular Desktop Browser|work=[[MacRumors]]|date=2022-05-03|accessdate=2022-05-03|archive-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508133654/https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/03/microsoft-edge-overtakes-safari-popularity/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In February 2023, according to [[StatCounter]], Microsoft Edge became the [[Usage share of web browsers|third most popular browser]] in the world, behind [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] and [[Google Chrome|Chrome]],<ref name=share1>{{cite web |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |website=Statcounter |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref> while {{as of|2025|01|lc=yes}}, Edge is second most popular PC/desktop web browser<!-- also has about 55% share in Sri Lanka for last few weeks, a fluke? --> with Safari sliding to 3rd place<ref name=share2>{{Cite web |title=Desktop Browser Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> (including 2nd place in the U.S. or rather there tied with Safari).<!-- 13.29% https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#daily-20241209-20250107 https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#weekly-202444-202501 --> {{As of|2022|09|alt=By 2022}}, Edge was used by 11% of PCs worldwide.<ref name=share3>{{cite news|last=Hardwick|first=Tim|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/03/microsoft-edge-overtakes-safari-popularity/|title=Microsoft Edge Overtakes Safari as World's Second Most Popular Desktop Browser|work=[[MacRumors]]|date=2022-05-03|accessdate=2022-05-03|archive-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508133654/https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/03/microsoft-edge-overtakes-safari-popularity/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Features== |
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Microsoft Edge is the default web browser on [[Windows 10]], [[Windows 10 Mobile]], [[Windows 11]], [[Xbox One]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S]] consoles, replacing [[Internet Explorer 11]] and [[Internet Explorer Mobile]].<ref name=verge-relegatesie11/> As its development and release is dependent on the model of ''Windows as a service'', it is not included in Windows 10 Enterprise Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) builds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-overview|title=Overview of Windows as a service (Windows 10)|publisher=Microsoft|language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-05|archive-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616120310/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-overview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/some-windows-10-enterprise-users-wont-get-microsofts-edge-browser/|title=Some Windows 10 Enterprise users won't get Microsoft's Edge browser|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05|archive-date=June 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609193057/https://www.zdnet.com/article/some-windows-10-enterprise-users-wont-get-microsofts-edge-browser/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3250464/faq-windows-10-ltsb-explained.html|title=FAQ: Windows 10 LTSB explained|last=Keizer|first=Gregg|date=2018-11-29|website=Computerworld|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05|archive-date=March 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308004403/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3250464/faq-windows-10-ltsb-explained.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Features == |
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Microsoft initially announced that Edge would support the legacy MSHTML (Trident) browser engine for [[backward compatibility]], but later said that, due to "strong feedback", Edge would use a new engine, while Internet Explorer would continue to provide the legacy engine.<ref name="neowin-mshtml">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-says-ie-11-will-remain-unchanged-from-windows-81-spartan-is-the-future|title=Microsoft says IE 11 will remain unchanged from Windows 8.1, Spartan is the future|date=March 24, 2015|website=[[Neowin]]|first1=Brad|last1=Sams|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527195435/http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-says-ie-11-will-remain-unchanged-from-windows-81-spartan-is-the-future|archive-date=May 27, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The developer toolset of the EdgeHTML-based versions featured an option to emulate the rendering behaviour ("document mode") of Internet Explorer versions 5 to 11.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180527135604/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie11-deploy-guide/fix-compat-issues-with-doc-modes-and-enterprise-mode-site-list Microsoft Docs (2017)]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfc.usda.gov/Publications/HR_Payroll/Reporting/Bulletins/2015/REPT-15-04att.htm|title=nfc.usda.gov|access-date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615001807/https://www.nfc.usda.gov/Publications/HR_Payroll/Reporting/Bulletins/2015/REPT-15-04att.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The new Microsoft Edge is the default web browser, replacing [[Edge Legacy]]. |
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In [[Windows 11]], Edge is the only browser available from Microsoft (for compatibility<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft swallows its pride and releases new Chrome-based browser|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-edge-chrome-chromium-171841860.html|access-date=2021-11-17|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=January 15, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117125339/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-edge-chrome-chromium-171841860.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shankland|first=Stephen|title=Google is loosening its grip on Chrome's foundations, but outside allies still help it control the web itself|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=CNET|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117125339/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Google Chrome]]).<ref>{{Citation|title=Microsoft Edge and Chromium Open Source: Our Intent|date=October 18, 2020|url=https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/14b03579d54acc5c294f846ad23f688a7eb8c124/README.md|publisher=Microsoft Edge|quote=our unique web-platform codebase still faces occasional compatibility problems as web developers focus less on HTML standards and rationally focus on widely used platforms like Chrome|access-date=2021-11-17|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117125339/https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/14b03579d54acc5c294f846ad23f688a7eb8c124/README.md|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it includes an "Internet Explorer mode", which is aimed at fixing compatibility issues; it provides the legacy [[MSHTML]] browser engine and supports the legacy ActiveX and BHO technologies.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-25|title=How to Enable Internet Explorer Mode in Windows 11|url=https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/enable-internet-explorer-mode-windows-11|url-status=live|access-date=2022-05-27|website=[[PCMag]]|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521131032/https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/enable-internet-explorer-mode-windows-11}}</ref> |
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Favorites, reading list, browsing history and downloads are viewed at the Hub,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17171/windows-10-get-to-know-microsoft-edge|website=support.microsoft.com|title=Get to know Microsoft Edge|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072603/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17171/windows-10-get-to-know-microsoft-edge|archive-date=January 23, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> a [[Sidebar (computing)#Application window sidebars|sidebar]] providing functionality similar to Internet Explorer's Downloads manager and Favorites Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2006/02/06/favorites-center/|website=blogs.msdn.microsoft.com|title=Favorites Center - IEBlog|date=February 6, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140617/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2006/02/06/favorites-center/|archive-date=January 29, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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New Edge also has a new feature called vertical tabs which allow users to move tabs on the left side of the screen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burgess|first=Brian|date=2021-02-05|title=How to Enable and Use Vertical Tabs on Microsoft Edge|url=https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-and-use-vertical-tabs-on-microsoft-edge/|access-date=2022-03-14|website=groovyPost|language=en-US|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625055752/https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-and-use-vertical-tabs-on-microsoft-edge/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Edge features a built-in [[PDF]] reader,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/windows-10s-new-browser-microsoft-edge-improved-but-also-new-risks/|title=Windows 10's New Browser Microsoft Edge: Improved, But Also New Risks|work=trendmicro.com|date=July 29, 2015|access-date=September 14, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906012453/http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/windows-10s-new-browser-microsoft-edge-improved-but-also-new-risks/|archive-date=September 6, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and supports [[WebAssembly]]. Until January 2021, Edge also featured an integrated [[Adobe Flash Player]] (with an internal [[whitelist]] allowing Flash applets on [[Facebook]] websites to load automatically, bypassing all other security controls requiring user activation).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-lets-facebook-run-flash-code-behind-users-backs/|title=Microsoft Edge lets Facebook run Flash code behind users' backs|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214152529/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-lets-facebook-run-flash-code-behind-users-backs/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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As of December 2022, there are more than 9,000 extensions—called ''add-ons''—available for Edge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edge-stats.com/|title=Compare and analyze Edge add-ons|author=ChromeStats|date=Dec 29, 2022|access-date=Dec 29, 2022|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228184921/https://edge-stats.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Edge does not support legacy technologies such as [[ActiveX]] and [[Browser Helper Object]]s, instead it uses an extension system.<ref name="ieblog-spartan">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2015/01/22/project-spartan-and-the-windows-10-january-preview-build.aspx|title=Spartan and the Windows 10 January Preview Build|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|website=IEBlog|date=January 21, 2015|first1=Jason|last1=Weber|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122231219/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2015/01/22/project-spartan-and-the-windows-10-january-preview-build.aspx|archive-date=January 22, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="ieblog-edge">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/11/11/living-on-the-edge-our-next-step-in-interoperability.aspx|title=Living on the Edge – our next step in helping the web just work|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|website=IEBlog|date=November 11, 2014|first1=Jacob|last1=Rossi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111145128/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/11/11/living-on-the-edge-our-next-step-in-interoperability.aspx|archive-date=January 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="verge-spartanextensions">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/27/7925007/microsoft-project-spartan-browser-extensions|title=Microsoft reveals its Internet Explorer successor will support extensions|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|website=[[The Verge]]|date=January 27, 2015|first1=Tom|last1=Warren|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708192517/https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/27/7925007/microsoft-project-spartan-browser-extensions|archive-date=July 8, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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On February 7, 2023, Microsoft announced a major overhaul to Edge, revamping the user interface with [[Fluent Design System|Fluent Design]], along with adding a [[Bing Chat]] (later known as [[Microsoft Copilot]]) button, which replaces the Discover button.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-02-07|title=Reinventing search with a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge, your copilot for the web|url=https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/07/reinventing-search-with-a-new-ai-powered-microsoft-bing-and-edge-your-copilot-for-the-web/|access-date=2023-02-07|website=The Official Microsoft Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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[[Internet Explorer 11]] remained available alongside Edge on Windows 10 for compatibility until 2023, when it was removed.<ref name=removeIE/> It remained identical to the Windows 8.1 version and did not use the Edge engine as was previously announced.<ref name=ieblog-spartan/><ref name=verge-relegatesie11/><ref name=ieblog-edge/> In [[Windows 11]], Edge became the only browser available from Microsoft. However, it includes an "Internet Explorer mode", aimed at fixing compatibility issues; it provides the legacy MSHTML browser engine and supports the legacy ActiveX and BHO technologies.<ref name=enableIE/> |
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Microsoft also added compatibility for split screen, i.e., 2 tabs can be viewed at the same time. A new feature, "Workspaces" was introduced, which basically lets the user create different spaces for various things. These workspaces are also collaborative, users can invite friends or colleagues and seamlessly have completely separate workspace for collaboration. |
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Edge integrates with Microsoft's online platforms to provide voice control, search functionality, and dynamic information related to searches within the address bar. Users can make annotations to web pages that can be stored to and shared with [[OneDrive]],<ref name=verge-spartanannounce/> and can save [[HTML]] and MHTML pages to their computers. It also integrates with the "Reading List" function and provides a "Reading Mode" that strips unnecessary formatting from pages to improve their legibility.<ref name=verge-spartanannounce/> Edge also has a new feature called vertical tabs which allow users to move tabs on the left side of the screen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burgess|first=Brian|date=2021-02-05|title=How to Enable and Use Vertical Tabs on Microsoft Edge|url=https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-and-use-vertical-tabs-on-microsoft-edge/|access-date=2022-03-14|website=groovyPost|language=en-US|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625055752/https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-and-use-vertical-tabs-on-microsoft-edge/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== Edge for Business === |
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Preliminary support for [[browser extension]]s was added in March 2016, with build 14291, three extensions were initially supported. Microsoft indicated that the delay in allowing extensions and the small number was due to security concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/everything-need-know-microsoft-edge-browser-extensions/|title=Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Edge Browser Extensions|author=Tina Sieber|work=MakeUseOf|date=March 21, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322013957/http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/everything-need-know-microsoft-edge-browser-extensions/|archive-date=March 22, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of December 2022, there are more than 9,000 extensions—called ''add-ons''—available for Edge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edge-stats.com/|title=Compare and analyze Edge add-ons|author=ChromeStats|date=Dec 29, 2022|access-date=Dec 29, 2022|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228184921/https://edge-stats.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Starting with Edge version 116, Microsoft released '''Microsoft Edge for Business'''. A new business mode for Edge that enables end users to completely separates work and personal browsing into dedicated browser windows, in addition to offering other features aimed at [[System administrator|admins]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-for-business |title=Microsoft Edge for Business |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2024 |website=[[Microsoft Learn]]}}</ref> |
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On February 7, 2023, Microsoft announced a major overhaul to Edge, revamping the user interface with [[Fluent Design System|Fluent Design]], along with adding a [[Bing Chat]] (later known as [[Windows Copilot|Microsoft Copilot]]) button, which replaces the Discover button.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-02-07|title=Reinventing search with a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge, your copilot for the web|url=https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/07/reinventing-search-with-a-new-ai-powered-microsoft-bing-and-edge-your-copilot-for-the-web/|access-date=2023-02-07|website=The Official Microsoft Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Microsoft also added compatibility for split screen i.e. 2 tabs can be viewed at the same time. A new feature "Workspaces" was introduced, which basically lets the user create different spaces for various things. These workspaces are also collaborative, so you can invite friends or colleagues and seamlessly have completely separate workspace for collaboration. |
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===Release strategy=== |
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Microsoft Edge Legacy's release cadence was tied to the [[Windows 10]] release cycle and used the [[Windows Insider Program]] to preview new versions of the browser. These pre-release builds were known as "Edge Preview". Every major release of Windows included an updated version of Edge and its render engine. |
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=== Release channels === |
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On April 8, 2019, Microsoft announced the introduction of four preview channels: '''Canary''', '''Dev''', '''Beta''', and '''Stable''' and launched the Canary and Dev channels that same day with the first preview builds, for those channels, of the new Edge. Microsoft collectively calls the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels the "Microsoft Edge insider channels".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/|title=What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels – Microsoft Edge Blog|date=April 8, 2019|website=blogs.windows.com|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604085534/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Edge updates were decoupled from new versions of Windows. Major versions of Edge Stable are now scheduled for release every 4 weeks, closely following Chromium version releases. |
On April 8, 2019, Microsoft announced the introduction of four preview channels: '''Canary''', '''Dev''', '''Beta''', and '''Stable''' and launched the Canary and Dev channels that same day with the first preview builds, for those channels, of the new Edge. Microsoft collectively calls the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels the "Microsoft Edge insider channels".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/|title=What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels – Microsoft Edge Blog|date=April 8, 2019|website=blogs.windows.com|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604085534/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Edge updates were decoupled from new versions of Windows. Major versions of Edge Stable are now scheduled for release every 4 weeks, closely following Chromium version releases. |
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=== ''Surf'' (video game) === |
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[[File:Microsoft Edge Surf screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot of ''Surf'' being played on Microsoft Edge for macOS]] |
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In May 2020, an update to Microsoft Edge added ''[[Surf (video game)|Surf]]'', a [[browser game]] where players control a surfer attempting to evade obstacles and collect powerups. Similar to Google Chrome's ''[[Dinosaur Game]]'', ''Surf'' is accessible from the browser's offline error page and can also be accessed by entering <code>edge://surf</code> into the address bar. The game features three game modes (classic, time trial, and slalom), has character customization, and supports keyboard, mouse, touch, and gamepad controls.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Warren|first1=Tom|title=Microsoft is adding a secret SkiFree-like surfing game into its Edge browser|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154821/microsoft-edge-surf-game-easter-egg-secret-skifree-modes|website=The Verge|access-date=25 March 2022|language=en|date=26 February 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414013714/https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154821/microsoft-edge-surf-game-easter-egg-secret-skifree-modes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft's surf game gets some handy new features on Edge Canary|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/forget-e3-update-just-rolled-out-microsoft-edge-surf-game|website=Windows Central|access-date=25 March 2022|date=10 June 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414013715/https://www.windowscentral.com/forget-e3-update-just-rolled-out-microsoft-edge-surf-game|url-status=live}}</ref> Its gameplay has been compared to the 1991 Microsoft video game ''[[SkiFree]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Edge has a cute game to play when you're offline|url=https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-surf-game-214711550.html|website=Engadget|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=25 March 2022|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325035857/https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-surf-game-214711550.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Warren|first1=Tom|title=You can now play Microsoft's new surf game inside the Edge browser|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270646/microsoft-edge-surf-game-now-available-download|website=The Verge|access-date=25 March 2022|language=en|date=26 May 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325035812/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270646/microsoft-edge-surf-game-now-available-download|url-status=live}}</ref> |
In May 2020, an update to Microsoft Edge added ''[[Surf (video game)|Surf]]'', a [[browser game]] where players control a surfer attempting to evade obstacles and collect powerups. Similar to Google Chrome's ''[[Dinosaur Game]]'', ''Surf'' is accessible from the browser's offline error page and can also be accessed by entering <code>edge://surf</code> into the address bar. The game features three game modes (classic, time trial, and slalom), has character customization, and supports keyboard, mouse, touch, and gamepad controls.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Warren|first1=Tom|title=Microsoft is adding a secret SkiFree-like surfing game into its Edge browser|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154821/microsoft-edge-surf-game-easter-egg-secret-skifree-modes|website=The Verge|access-date=25 March 2022|language=en|date=26 February 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414013714/https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154821/microsoft-edge-surf-game-easter-egg-secret-skifree-modes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft's surf game gets some handy new features on Edge Canary|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/forget-e3-update-just-rolled-out-microsoft-edge-surf-game|website=Windows Central|access-date=25 March 2022|date=10 June 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414013715/https://www.windowscentral.com/forget-e3-update-just-rolled-out-microsoft-edge-surf-game|url-status=live}}</ref> Its gameplay has been compared to the 1991 Microsoft video game ''[[SkiFree]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Edge has a cute game to play when you're offline|url=https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-surf-game-214711550.html|website=Engadget|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=25 March 2022|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325035857/https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-surf-game-214711550.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Warren|first1=Tom|title=You can now play Microsoft's new surf game inside the Edge browser|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270646/microsoft-edge-surf-game-now-available-download|website=The Verge|access-date=25 March 2022|language=en|date=26 May 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325035812/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270646/microsoft-edge-surf-game-now-available-download|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 2021, ''Surf'' was updated with limited-time seasonal theming resembling ''SkiFree''. Instead of surfing, the player skis down a mountain while being chased by a [[yeti]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Allan|first1=Darren|title=Microsoft Edge resurrects this classic Windows game when your internet dies|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-edge-resurrects-this-classic-windows-game-when-your-internet-dies|website=TechRadar|access-date=25 March 2022|language=en|date=25 November 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402012432/https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-edge-resurrects-this-classic-windows-game-when-your-internet-dies|url-status=live}}</ref> |
In 2021, ''Surf'' was updated with limited-time seasonal theming resembling ''SkiFree''. Instead of surfing, the player skis down a mountain while being chased by a [[yeti]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Allan|first1=Darren|title=Microsoft Edge resurrects this classic Windows game when your internet dies|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-edge-resurrects-this-classic-windows-game-when-your-internet-dies|website=TechRadar|access-date=25 March 2022|language=en|date=25 November 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402012432/https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-edge-resurrects-this-classic-windows-game-when-your-internet-dies|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Development== |
== Development == |
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In November 2017, Microsoft released [[Porting|ports]] of Edge for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]].<ref name=iOS+A-1 /><ref name=iOS+A-2 /> The apps feature integration and synchronization with the desktop version on Windows PCs. Due to platform restrictions and other factors, these ports did not use the same layout engine as the current desktop version at the time ([[Edge Legacy]]) and instead use OS-native [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]] and [[WebKit]]-based engines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-iphone-android-is-available/|title=Microsoft Edge for iPhone and Android is out of beta|website=Engadget|date=November 30, 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206234953/https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-iphone-android-is-available/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/|title=Announcing Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, Microsoft Launcher|last=Belfiore|first=Joe|date=October 5, 2017|website=Windows Blogs|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021806/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="MJ, Spider-Man ported to iOS+Android" /> |
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===Edge Legacy (2014–2019)=== |
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[[File:Project Spartan logo.svg|thumb|right|upright|Project Spartan logo, used on [[Windows 10]] build 10049 to 10137]] |
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[[File:Microsoft Edge logo.svg|thumb|right|upright|Microsoft Edge logo, used from July 29, 2015 to November 1, 2019]] |
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[[File:Microsoft Edge Legacy.png|thumb|A screenshot of the Edge Legacy browser, opened to the Wikipedia homepage]] |
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In December 2014, writing for ''[[ZDNet]]'', technology writer [[Mary Jo Foley]] reported that Microsoft was developing a new web browser codenamed "'''Spartan'''" for Windows 10. She said that "Spartan" would be treated as a new product separate from Internet Explorer, with Internet Explorer 11 retained alongside it for compatibility.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Mary Jo|last1=Foley|author-link=Mary Jo Foley|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-building-a-new-browser-as-part-of-its-windows-10-push/|title=Microsoft is building a new browser as part of its Windows 10 push|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|website=[[ZDNet]]|date=December 29, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230004609/http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-building-a-new-browser-as-part-of-its-windows-10-push/|archive-date=December 30, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Codenamed "'''Anaheim'''", on December 6, 2018, Microsoft announced its intent to base Edge on the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] source code, using the same [[browser engine]] as [[Google Chrome]] but with enhancements developed by Microsoft. It was also announced that there will be versions of Edge available for older Windows versions, including [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows 8]].[[Windows 8.1|x]], and [[macOS]], plus that all versions will be updated on a more frequent basis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/6/18128648/microsoft-edge-chrome-chromium-browser-changes|title=Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chrome and bringing it to the Mac|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2018-12-06|website=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206181617/https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/6/18128648/microsoft-edge-chrome-chromium-browser-changes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-edge-to-morph-into-a-chromium-based-cross-platform-browser/|title=Microsoft's Edge to morph into a Chromium-based, cross-platform browser|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=January 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120135528/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-edge-to-morph-into-a-chromium-based-cross-platform-browser/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Microsoft executive [[Joe Belfiore]], the decision for the change came after CEO [[Satya Nadella]] told the team in 2017 that the product needed to be better and pushed for replacing its in-house rendering engine with an open source one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-joe-belfiore-opens-up-about-difficult-edge-decisions|title=Microsoft's Joe Belfiore opens up about difficult Edge decisions|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018160645/https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-joe-belfiore-opens-up-about-difficult-edge-decisions|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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"Spartan" was first made publicly available as the default browser of Windows 10 Technical Preview build 10049, released on March 30, 2015.<ref name=ars-spartanw10build>{{cite news|title=Project Spartan gets its first public outing in new Windows 10 build|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/project-spartan-gets-its-first-public-outing-in-new-windows-10-build/|website=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|access-date=March 30, 2015|date=March 30, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331002854/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/project-spartan-gets-its-first-public-outing-in-new-windows-10-build/|archive-date=March 31, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The new engine used by "Spartan" was available in Windows 10 builds as part of Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft later announced that Internet Explorer would be deprecated on Windows 10 and would not use the "Spartan" engine.<ref name="verge-relegatesie11">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8284781/internet-explorer-is-slowly-dying|title=Microsoft relegates Internet Explorer to a 'legacy engine' to make way for new browser|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=March 24, 2015|website=[[The Verge]]|first1=Tom|last1=Warren|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325061911/http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/24/8284781/internet-explorer-is-slowly-dying|archive-date=March 25, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="cnet-edgew10tp">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-enable-spartans-edge-rendering-engine-in-windows-10/|title=How to enable Spartan's Edge Rendering Engine in Windows 10|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=February 19, 2015|website=[[CNET]]|first1=Sarah|last1=Jacobsson Purewal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313223859/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-enable-spartans-edge-rendering-engine-in-windows-10/|archive-date=March 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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On April 29, 2015, during the [[Build (developer conference)|Build Conference]] keynote, it was announced that "Spartan" would officially be known as Microsoft Edge.<ref name=verge-msedge>{{cite web|title=The successor to Internet Explorer will be named Microsoft Edge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8511169/microsoft-edge-official-name-internet-explorer-upgrade|website=The Verge|access-date=April 29, 2015|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429211200/http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8511169/microsoft-edge-official-name-internet-explorer-upgrade|archive-date=April 29, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The browser's logo and branding were designed to maintain continuity with the branding of Internet Explorer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reveals-edges-new-logo|title=Microsoft reveals Edge's new logo|first=Brad|last=Sams|work=Neowin|publisher=Neowin, LLC|date=April 29, 2015|access-date=May 1, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501002407/http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reveals-edges-new-logo|archive-date=May 1, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Project "Spartan" branding was used in versions released after Build 2015. On June 25, 2015, Microsoft released version 19.10149 for Windows 10 Mobile which included the new brand. On June 28, 2015, version 20.10158 followed for the desktop versions, also including the updated branding. On July 15, 2015, Microsoft released version 20.10240 as the final release to Insiders. The same version was rolled out to consumers on July 29, 2015. |
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On August 12, 2015, Microsoft started the preview program for the next version of Microsoft Edge. They released version 20.10512 to Mobile users. 6 days later followed by version 20.10525 for desktop users. The preview received multiple updates. On November 5, 2015, Microsoft released version 25.10586 as the final release for Edge's second public release for desktop users. On November 12, 2015, the update was rolled out to both desktop users and Xbox One users as part of the ''New Xbox Experience Update''. On November 18, 2015, the update was to Windows 10 Mobile. Finally, on November 19, 2015, the update was also made available as part of the [[Windows Server 2016]] Technical Preview 4.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|date=2016-10-12|title=Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 hits general availability|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-windows-server-2016-hits-general-availability/|journal=[[ZDNet]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015034432/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-windows-server-2016-hits-general-availability/|archive-date=15 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In November 2017, Microsoft released [[Porting|ports]] of Edge for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]]. The apps feature integration and synchronization with the desktop version on Windows 10 PCs. Due to platform restrictions and other factors, these ports do not use the same layout engine as the desktop version and instead use OS-native [[WebKit]]-based engines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-iphone-android-is-available/|title=Microsoft Edge for iPhone and Android is out of beta|website=Engadget|date=November 30, 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206234953/https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/30/microsoft-edge-iphone-android-is-available/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/|title=Announcing Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android, Microsoft Launcher|last=Belfiore|first=Joe|date=October 5, 2017|website=Windows Blogs|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021806/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/05/announcing-microsoft-edge-for-ios-and-android-microsoft-launcher/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="MJ, Spider-Man ported to iOS+Android">{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-bringing-new-edge-apps-to-ios-android/|title=Microsoft is bringing new Edge apps to iOS, Android|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|author-link=Mary Jo Foley|date=October 5, 2017|website=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103190907/http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-bringing-new-edge-apps-to-ios-android/|archive-date=January 3, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In April 2018, Edge added tab audio muting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/04/27/microsofts-edge-browser-not-lets-you-mute-tabs/|title=Microsoft's Edge browser now lets you mute tabs|website=TechCrunch|date=April 27, 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-16|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115027/https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/27/microsofts-edge-browser-not-lets-you-mute-tabs/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2018, support for the [[Web Authentication]] specifications were added to Windows Insider builds, with support for [[Windows Hello]] and external security tokens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17682/#oHYCS0GkF95OMzKH.97|title=Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17682|author=Sarkar|display-authors=etal|publisher=Microsoft|date=2018-05-23|access-date=2018-06-25|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407194514/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/05/31/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17682/#oHYCS0GkF95OMzKH.97|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/31/microsoft-edge-now-supports-passwordless-sign-ins/|title=Microsoft Edge now supports passwordless sign-ins|website=Engadget|date=July 31, 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-04-16|archive-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005030804/https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/31/microsoft-edge-now-supports-passwordless-sign-ins/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Microsoft stopped supporting Microsoft Edge Legacy on March 9, 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Edge Classic support ends on March 9, 2021 - gHacks Tech News|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/18/microsoft-edge-classic-support-ends-on-march-9-2021/|access-date=2020-08-18|website=www.ghacks.net|date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920014903/https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/18/microsoft-edge-classic-support-ends-on-march-9-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Salter|first=Jim|date=2021-03-11|title=Microsoft Edge is dead—long live Microsoft Edge|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/microsoft-edge-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-edge/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311172359/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/microsoft-edge-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-edge/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 13, 2021, Microsoft released a cumulative monthly security update which replaced Edge Legacy with the new Chromium-based Edge.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Microsoft will uninstall its old Edge browser from Windows PCs on April 13th|url=https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-legacy-phase-out-232116614.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Engadget|date=February 5, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206164717/https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-legacy-phase-out-232116614.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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====EdgeHTML==== |
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EdgeHTML is the [[proprietary software|proprietary]] [[browser engine]] originally developed for Edge. It is a [[fork (software development)|fork]] of [[MSHTML]] (Trident) with all legacy code of older versions of Internet Explorer removed, with the majority of its source code rewritten to support web standards and interoperability with other modern browsers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-explorer-of-course|title=What's powering Spartan? Internet Explorer, of course|work=[[Neowin]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216181932/http://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-explorer-of-course|archive-date=2015-12-16}}</ref><ref name="zdnet-underhood">{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-spartan-browser-whats-under-the-hood/|title=Microsoft's Spartan browser: What's under the hood|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=2015-01-22|website=[[ZDNet]]|first1=Mary Jo|last1=Foley|author-link=Mary Jo Foley|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112840/http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-spartan-browser-whats-under-the-hood/|archive-date=2016-03-06}}</ref> EdgeHTML is written in [[C++]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/19/internet-explorer-8-and-acid2-a-milestone.aspx|title=Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|first=Dean|last=Hachamovitch|date=2007-12-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827092952/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2007/12/19/internet-explorer-8-and-acid2-a-milestone.aspx|archive-date=2011-08-27}}</ref> |
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The rendering engine was first released as an experimental option in Internet Explorer 11 as part of the Windows 10 Preview 9926 build.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubino|first=Daniel|url=http://www.windowscentral.com/enable-spartan-rendering-engine-ie11|title=Here's how to enable the Spartan Edge rendering engine for IE11 in Windows 10|website=Windows Central|date=2015-01-25|access-date=2015-01-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127223849/http://www.windowscentral.com/enable-spartan-rendering-engine-ie11|archive-date=2015-01-27}}</ref> |
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EdgeHTML is meant to be fully compatible with the [[WebKit]] layout engine used by Safari, Chrome, and other browsers. Microsoft stated their original acceptance criteria: "Any Edge–WebKit differences are bugs that we're interested in fixing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/06/17/building-a-more-interoperable-web-with-microsoft-edge/|title=Building a more interoperable Web with Microsoft Edge|website=Blogs.windows.com|access-date=2017-04-27|date=2015-06-17|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630154530/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/06/17/building-a-more-interoperable-web-with-microsoft-edge/|archive-date=2017-06-30}}</ref> |
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A review of the engine in the beta Windows 10 build by ''AnandTech'' found substantial benchmark improvements over MSHTML (Trident), particularly its new [[Chakra (JavaScript engine)|Chakra]] [[JavaScript engine]] performance, which had come up to par with that of Google Chrome.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/8932/internet-explorer-project-spartan-shows-large-performance-gains|title=Internet Explorer Project Spartan Shows Large Performance Gains|date=2015-01-25|author=Brett Howse|website=[[AnandTech]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111251/http://www.anandtech.com/show/8932/internet-explorer-project-spartan-shows-large-performance-gains|archive-date=2015-12-08}}</ref> Other benchmarks focusing on the performance of the [[WebGL|WebGL API]] found EdgeHTML to perform much better than Google Chrome and [[Mozilla Firefox]].<ref name=spartan-browser-benchmarks1>{{cite web|title=Benchmark Deep-Dive: Microsoft Windows 10 Spartan Browser vs. IE11 vs. Google Chrome 41 vs. Mozilla Firefox|url=http://www.winbuzzer.com/benchmark-deep-dive-microsoft-windows-10-spartan-browser-vs-ie11-vs-google-chrome-41-vs-mozilla-firefox-36/|website=WinBuzzer|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=2015-02-09|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210132612/http://www.winbuzzer.com/benchmark-deep-dive-microsoft-windows-10-spartan-browser-vs-ie11-vs-google-chrome-41-vs-mozilla-firefox-36/|archive-date=2015-02-10}}</ref> |
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|20.10240<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/15/build-10240-now-available-for-windows-insiders-in-fast-and-slow-rings/|date=July 15, 2015|title=Build 10240 now available for Windows Insiders in Fast and Slow rings|work=windows.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929065630/http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/15/build-10240-now-available-for-windows-insiders-in-fast-and-slow-rings/|archive-date=September 29, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 12.10240 |
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|July 15, 2015 |
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|''First public release, initial release for PC'' |
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*Support for PDFs |
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*Pinnable Hub with Favorites, Download manager, Reading List, and History |
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*New Tab page with MSN news and search bar |
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*Support for inking on webpages |
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*[[Cortana (virtual assistant)|Cortana]] Integration |
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*Reading View |
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*Dark theme |
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*Performance improvements<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-gets-better-against-chrome-and-other-browsers-javascript-benchmarks|title=Microsoft Edge takes a wider lead against Chrome in JavaScript benchmarks|work=windowscentral.com|date=July 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108173930/http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-gets-better-against-chrome-and-other-browsers-javascript-benchmarks|archive-date=November 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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|25.10586<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/11/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10586/|date=November 5, 2015|title=Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10586|work=Windows Experience Blog|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208092752/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/11/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10586/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 13.10586 |
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|November 5, 2015 |
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|''Initial release on [[Windows 10 Mobile]] and [[Xbox One]]'' |
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*Improved render engine with Pointer Lock support, canvas blending modes, asm.js support by default, and more |
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*Object RTC API<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/09/18/ortc-api-is-now-available-in-microsoft-edge/|date=September 18, 2015|title=ORTC API is now available in Microsoft Edge|work=Microsoft Edge Dev Blog|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009090318/http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/09/18/ortc-api-is-now-available-in-microsoft-edge/|archive-date=October 9, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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*Improved tab management |
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*Tabs can now be previewed by hovering over them |
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*Reading list items and favorites are now synced |
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*Updated Settings pane |
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*Hub options are now available in the ellipses menu |
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*Media Casting |
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*Cortana Integration with PDFs |
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|38.14393{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} |
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|EdgeHTML 14.14393 |
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|August 2, 2016 |
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|''Initial release on [[Windows Holographic]]'' |
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*Experimental support for [[VP9]] |
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*Context menu for navigation buttons |
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*Improved favorites management |
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*Improved download management |
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*Pinned tab support added |
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*Ability to copy and paste links in Microsoft Edge added |
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*Download reminders |
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*Default save locations can be changed |
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*Favorite Tree View improvements |
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*Experimental JavaScript ES6 Regex symbols support |
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*New Web Platform features |
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*Improved F12 developer tools |
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*Improved accessibility |
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*Swipe gestures to navigate back and forward |
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*Support for Beacon, Web Notifications, and Fetch API |
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*Official support for browser extensions |
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*[[Web Open Font Format|WOFF 2]] fonts |
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*Support for Color Fonts formats (sbix, OpenType-SVG, COLR/CPAL, CBDT/CBLC) |
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|40.15063<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/15063/?compareWith=14393|title=Windows 10 build 15063|access-date=February 3, 2018|archive-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112070501/https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/15063/?compareWith=14393|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/04/11/introducing-edgehtml-15/#DrVEvmPU6TPq3tMK.97|title=What's new in Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Creators Update|date=April 11, 2017|access-date=August 19, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074559/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/04/11/introducing-edgehtml-15/#DrVEvmPU6TPq3tMK.97|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 15.15063 |
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|April 11, 2017 |
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*Added CTRL + O keyboard shortcut to set focus to the address bar |
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*Partial implementation of Webkit-Text-Stroke and CSS outline-offset |
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*Ability to use Snooze to put a website in a Cortana Reminder to make it show up in the Action Center |
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*Ability to import and export favorites from and to a file |
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*Improved ES6 Modules debugging in F12 Developer Tools |
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*H.264/AVC became enabled by default for RTC |
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*Support for WebRTC 1.0 and Service Workers (behind flags) |
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*Added support for the EPUB file format |
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*The "Snooze" feature has been removed |
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*Icons of pages in the hub became larger |
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*Console filter settings will persist for buttons and context menu |
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*Support for the Brotli compressed data format as an HTTP content-encoding method |
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*Updated the MS-prefixed FIDO 2.0 implementation to match the latest W3C Web Authentication specification |
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*Partial support for CSS Custom Properties (aka CSS Variables) |
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*Preliminary support for the IntersectionObserver API |
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*Async/await is enabled by default |
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*DOM performance improvements |
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*Advanced Tab Management |
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*Added support for EPUB/PDF read aloud |
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|40.15254.603<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/mobile/15252/?compareWith=15063|title=Microsoft Edge build 15252 changelog - Microsoft Edge Developer|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127024242/https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/mobile/15252/?compareWith=15063|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 15.15254 |
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|January 14, 2020 |
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|''Final release on [[Windows 10 Mobile]]'' |
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|41.16299<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/16299/?compareWith=15063|title=Microsoft Edge build 16299 changelog - Microsoft Edge Developer|access-date=October 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028093302/https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/16299/?compareWith=15063|archive-date=October 28, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/10/17/edgehtml-16-fall-creators-update/|title=What's New in Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=August 19, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820080037/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/10/17/edgehtml-16-fall-creators-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 16.16299 |
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|September 26, 2017 |
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|42.17134<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/17134/?compareWith=16299|title=Windows 10 build 15063|access-date=May 3, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005948/https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/desktop/17134/?compareWith=16299|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/04/30/edgehtml-17-april-2018-update/|title=What's new in Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update|date=April 30, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018|archive-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816161420/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/04/30/edgehtml-17-april-2018-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 17.17134 |
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|April 30, 2018 |
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*Support for [[Progressive Web Apps]] |
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*CSS transforms on SVG elements |
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*Support for Notification API |
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|44.17763<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aka.ms/devguide_edgehtml_18|title=What's new in EdgeHTML 18 - Microsoft Edge Development|last=mattwojo|website=aka.ms|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-19|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115029/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/microsoft-edge/legacy/developer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caniuse.com/#compare=edge+17,edge+18|title=HTML and CSS3 support tables|website=caniuse.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-02-02|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219074228/https://caniuse.com/#compare=edge+17,edge+18|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|EdgeHTML 18.17763 |
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|November 13, 2018 |
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*Support for Autoplay Policies |
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*CSS masking, overflow-wrap, and overscroll-behavior support |
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*Improvements to Developer Tools |
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*Remove support for EPUB e-books<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/download-an-epub-app-to-keep-reading-e-books-0114ba69-4cae-b6b0-4d47-99eb50f36449|title=Download an ePub app to keep reading e-books|website=support.microsoft.com|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101113033/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/download-an-epub-app-to-keep-reading-e-books-0114ba69-4cae-b6b0-4d47-99eb50f36449|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|44.18362{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} |
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|EdgeHTML 18.18362 |
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|May 21, 2019 |
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|44.18363{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} |
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|EdgeHTML 18.18363 |
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|November 12, 2019 |
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|44.19041{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} |
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|EdgeHTML 18.19041 |
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===New Edge (2019–present)=== |
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Codenamed "'''Anaheim'''", on December 6, 2018, Microsoft announced its intent to base Edge on the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] source code, using the same [[browser engine]] as [[Google Chrome]] but with enhancements developed by Microsoft. It was also announced that there will be versions of Edge available for [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8]], and [[macOS]], plus that all versions will be updated on a more frequent basis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/6/18128648/microsoft-edge-chrome-chromium-browser-changes|title=Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chrome and bringing it to the Mac|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2018-12-06|website=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206181617/https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/6/18128648/microsoft-edge-chrome-chromium-browser-changes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-edge-to-morph-into-a-chromium-based-cross-platform-browser/|title=Microsoft's Edge to morph into a Chromium-based, cross-platform browser|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2018-12-06|archive-date=January 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120135528/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-edge-to-morph-into-a-chromium-based-cross-platform-browser/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Microsoft executive [[Joe Belfiore]], the decision for the change came after CEO [[Satya Nadella]] told the team in 2017 that the product needed to be better and pushed for replacing its in-house rendering engine with an open source one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-joe-belfiore-opens-up-about-difficult-edge-decisions|title=Microsoft's Joe Belfiore opens up about difficult Edge decisions|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018160645/https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-joe-belfiore-opens-up-about-difficult-edge-decisions|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[File:Microsoft Edge screenshot (macOS).png|thumb|Microsoft Edge running on macOS]] |
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On April 8, 2019, the first builds of the new Edge for Windows were released to the public.<ref |
On April 8, 2019, the first builds of the new Edge for Windows were released to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/08/microsoft-launches-first-chromium-edge-builds-for-windows-10/|title=Microsoft launches first Chromium Edge builds for Windows 10|last=Protalinski|first=Emil|publisher=[[Venturebeat]]|date=April 8, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615185334/https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/08/microsoft-launches-first-chromium-edge-builds-for-windows-10/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 20, 2019, the first preview builds of Edge for macOS were released to the public, marking the first time in 13 years that a Microsoft browser was available on the Mac platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-first-chromium-based-edge-preview-for-macos/|title=Microsoft releases first Chromium-based Edge preview for MacOS|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520181705/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-first-chromium-based-edge-preview-for-macos/|url-status=live}}</ref> The last time a Microsoft browser was available on the Mac platform was [[Internet Explorer for Mac]], which was withdrawn in January 2006. |
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On June 18, 2019, [[r/IAmA|IAmA]] post on [[Reddit]], an Edge developer stated that it was theoretically possible for a [[Linux]] version to be developed in the future, but no work had actually started on that possibility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-reddit-ama-edge-might-come-to-linux/|title=Microsoft Edge Reddit AMA: Edge might come to Linux|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-06-18|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614150140/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-reddit-ama-edge-might-come-to-linux/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 19, 2019, Microsoft made Edge available on |
On June 18, 2019, [[r/IAmA|IAmA]] post on [[Reddit]], an Edge developer stated that it was theoretically possible for a [[Linux]] version to be developed in the future, but no work had actually started on that possibility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-reddit-ama-edge-might-come-to-linux/|title=Microsoft Edge Reddit AMA: Edge might come to Linux|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-06-18|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614150140/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-reddit-ama-edge-might-come-to-linux/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 19, 2019, Microsoft made Edge available on old Windows versions for testing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18692033/microsoft-chromium-edge-windows-7-8-available-download|title=Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser now available on Windows 7 and Windows 8|first=Tom|last=Warren|date=June 19, 2019|website=The Verge|access-date=June 20, 2019|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620000141/https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18692033/microsoft-chromium-edge-windows-7-8-available-download|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 20, 2019, Microsoft made its first [[beta build]] of Edge available for Windows and macOS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/20/20813510/microsoft-chromium-edge-beta-download-release-macos-windows|title=Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser moves closer to release with new beta version|first=Tom|last=Warren|date=August 20, 2019|website=The Verge|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902160433/https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/20/20813510/microsoft-chromium-edge-beta-download-release-macos-windows|url-status=live}}</ref> At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft released an updated version of the Edge logo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-edge-new-logo-vs-old-logo-2019-11|title=It looks like Microsoft is finally ditching the Internet Explorer branding for good with a revamped logo that looks like a wave|last=Meisenzahl|first=Mary|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106185730/https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-edge-new-logo-vs-old-logo-2019-11|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The new Edge was released on January 15, 2020, and was gradually rolled out to all Windows 10 users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/4/20942038/microsoft-edge-chromium-release-date-new-logo-features|title=Microsoft's Edge Chromium browser will launch on January 15th with a new logo|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2019-11-04|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106185632/https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/4/20942038/microsoft-edge-chromium-release-date-new-logo-features|url-status=live}}</ref><ref |
The new Edge was released on January 15, 2020, and was gradually rolled out to all Windows 10 users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/4/20942038/microsoft-edge-chromium-release-date-new-logo-features|title=Microsoft's Edge Chromium browser will launch on January 15th with a new logo|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2019-11-04|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106185632/https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/4/20942038/microsoft-edge-chromium-release-date-new-logo-features|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/01/15/upgrading-new-microsoft-edge-79-chromium/|title=Upgrading to the new Microsoft Edge|last=Pflug|first=Klye|date=January 15, 2020|website=Windows Blogs|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604144525/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/01/15/upgrading-new-microsoft-edge-79-chromium/|url-status=live}}</ref> The new Edge was also rolled out to Windows users via [[Windows Update]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Windows 7 and 8.1 users: Now Microsoft is pushing out new Edge browser to you, too|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-7-and-8-1-users-now-microsoft-is-pushing-out-new-edge-browser-to-you-too/|website=ZDNet|access-date=30 January 2023|language=en}}</ref> [[Windows Vista]] and earlier were not supported at the time Edge started supporting older Windows versions. |
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On September 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that a beta version of Edge for Linux would be available in preview form in October 2020.{{r|Linux Preview Announced}} This comes after the company announced in November 2019 that a Linux version would be developed and confirmed in May 2020 that the Linux version was in development.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/hell-freezes-over-as-microsoft-edge-comes-to-linux|title=Hell freezes over as Microsoft Edge comes to Linux|first=Darren|last=Allen|publisher=Tech Radar|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105232043/https://www.techradar.com/news/hell-freezes-over-as-microsoft-edge-comes-to-linux|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-linux-shown-briefly-build-2020|title=Microsoft Edge for Linux shown off briefly at Build 2020|first=Sean|last=Endicott|publisher=Windows Central|date=May 20, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922230453/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-linux-shown-briefly-build-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The first preview build for Linux was released on October 20, 2020.{{r|Linux Preview Released}} |
On September 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that a beta version of Edge for Linux would be available in preview form in October 2020.{{r|Linux Preview Announced}} This comes after the company announced in November 2019 that a Linux version would be developed and confirmed in May 2020 that the Linux version was in development.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/hell-freezes-over-as-microsoft-edge-comes-to-linux|title=Hell freezes over as Microsoft Edge comes to Linux|first=Darren|last=Allen|publisher=Tech Radar|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105232043/https://www.techradar.com/news/hell-freezes-over-as-microsoft-edge-comes-to-linux|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-linux-shown-briefly-build-2020|title=Microsoft Edge for Linux shown off briefly at Build 2020|first=Sean|last=Endicott|publisher=Windows Central|date=May 20, 2020|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922230453/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-linux-shown-briefly-build-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The first preview build for Linux was released on October 20, 2020.{{r|Linux Preview Released}} |
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Full support for the new Edge on Windows |
Full support for the new Edge on older Windows versions was scheduled to end on January 15, 2022, but was later extended to January 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Edge Supported Operating Systems|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-supported-operating-systems|date=2022-12-10|access-date=2023-03-05|website=Microsoft Learn|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111053412/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-supported-operating-systems|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=old-win-eol /> |
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On April 29, 2022, Microsoft announced integrated VPN support for Microsoft Edge, coming in line with this privacy feature with Chrome and Firefox. There will be a free version of the integrated Edge VPN available but is limited to 1 GB of data transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Culturalist Press|date=2022-05-02|title=Microsoft Edge announces free (up to 1 gig) VPN integration in a bid to enhance online privacy and compete with Chrome|url=https://www.culturalistpress.com/microsoft-edge-announces-free-up-to-1-gig-vpn-integration-in-a-bid-to-enhance-online-privacy-and-compete-with-chrome/|access-date=2022-05-03|website=Culturalist Press: News, opinion on politics, technology, gaming, food & more|language=en-US|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115028/https://www.culturalistpress.com/microsoft-edge-announces-free-up-to-1-gig-vpn-integration-in-a-bid-to-enhance-online-privacy-and-compete-with-chrome/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
On April 29, 2022, Microsoft announced integrated VPN support for Microsoft Edge, coming in line with this privacy feature with Chrome and Firefox. There will be a free version of the integrated Edge VPN available but is limited to 1 GB of data transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Culturalist Press|date=2022-05-02|title=Microsoft Edge announces free (up to 1 gig) VPN integration in a bid to enhance online privacy and compete with Chrome|url=https://www.culturalistpress.com/microsoft-edge-announces-free-up-to-1-gig-vpn-integration-in-a-bid-to-enhance-online-privacy-and-compete-with-chrome/|access-date=2022-05-03|website=Culturalist Press: News, opinion on politics, technology, gaming, food & more|language=en-US|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115028/https://www.culturalistpress.com/microsoft-edge-announces-free-up-to-1-gig-vpn-integration-in-a-bid-to-enhance-online-privacy-and-compete-with-chrome/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On November 14, 2024, Microsoft announced that they will drop support for CPUs that lack the [[SSE3]] instruction set with the release of Edge version 128.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=learn.microsoft.com}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|79.0.309<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/01/15/upgrading-new-microsoft-edge-79-chromium/|title=Upgrading to the new Microsoft Edge|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=2021-11-26|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604144525/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/01/15/upgrading-new-microsoft-edge-79-chromium/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/02/13/performance-optimizations-edge-81/|title=New optimizations boost performance in preview builds of Microsoft Edge|date=February 13, 2020|access-date=2021-11-26|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125074900/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/02/13/performance-optimizations-edge-81/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|80.0.361<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-80036148-february-7|title=Version 80.0.361.48: February 7|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-02-26|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-80036148-february-7|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*The address bar now shows when a website is using the microphone and camera |
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*Added warnings for potentially dangerous downloads |
* Added warnings for potentially dangerous downloads |
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*Extensions will now show their publisher |
* Extensions will now show their publisher |
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*Added support for restoring sessions of websites that have been installed as apps after an update or crash |
* Added support for restoring sessions of websites that have been installed as apps after an update or crash |
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*Added an option to the context menu to sort favorite folders by name |
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*Added a new setting to always use Strict Tracking Prevention inside InPrivate windows |
* Added a new setting to always use Strict Tracking Prevention inside InPrivate windows |
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*Extensions that influence the browser's appearance can now be installed from the Chrome Web Store |
* Extensions that influence the browser's appearance can now be installed from the Chrome Web Store |
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*Added support for importing Firefox browser history |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|81.0.416<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-81041653-april-13|title=Version 81.0.416.53: April 13|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-02-26|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-81041653-april-13|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*Added the option to hide the Collections button |
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*Improved favorites management with tools to remove duplicate favorites |
* Improved favorites management with tools to remove duplicate favorites |
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*A message will show when another app installs an extension within Microsoft Edge |
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*Added support for Windows built-in spellchecker |
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*Added support for using cards that have been saved in MSPay to be used on webpages |
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*Added support for Dolby Vision |
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*Added support for Microsoft Information Protection-enabled PDFs |
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* Added a setting to enable or disable automatic profile switching |
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*A dialog shows whenever a new data type is available to sync |
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*The InPrivate button now uses a blue background |
* The InPrivate button now uses a blue background |
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**Added support for highlighting text in a PDF |
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**Added support for web-optimized PDFs that are downloaded one page at a time as they are being viewed |
** Added support for web-optimized PDFs that are downloaded one page at a time as they are being viewed |
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*Added a page to settings informing users on how to install Microsoft Edge on their smartphone |
* Added a page to settings informing users on how to install Microsoft Edge on their smartphone |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|83.0.478<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-83047837-may-21|title=Version 83.0.478.37: May 21|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-02-26|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-83047837-may-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* Future updates will roll out gradually to protect users from accidental buggy updates |
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*Improvements to Microsoft Defender SmartScreen |
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*Added the ability to exempt certain cookies from automatically clearing when the browser closes |
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*Added Automatic Profile Switching |
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**Users can now add multiple items to a collection at once |
** Users can now add multiple items to a collection at once |
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**Users can add all tabs in an Edge window into a new collection without adding them individually |
** Users can add all tabs in an Edge window into a new collection without adding them individually |
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*Extensions from both the Microsoft and Chrome Stores will synchronize with Microsoft Edge on all the user's devices. |
* Extensions from both the Microsoft and Chrome Stores will synchronize with Microsoft Edge on all the user's devices. |
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*Improved message on the Downloads management page for insecure downloads that have been blocked |
* Improved message on the Downloads management page for insecure downloads that have been blocked |
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**Added support for Adverbs in the Parts of Speech experience in Immersive Reader |
** Added support for Adverbs in the Parts of Speech experience in Immersive Reader |
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**Added the ability to select any content on a webpage and open it in Immersive Reader. This enables users to use the Immersive Reader and all the Learning Tools, such as Line Focus and Read Aloud, across all websites |
** Added the ability to select any content on a webpage and open it in Immersive Reader. This enables users to use the Immersive Reader and all the Learning Tools, such as Line Focus and Read Aloud, across all websites |
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*Link doctor provides host correction and a search query to users when they mistype a URL |
* Link doctor provides host correction and a search query to users when they mistype a URL |
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*Allowed users to save their decision to launch an external protocol for a specific site |
* Allowed users to save their decision to launch an external protocol for a specific site |
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*Users can set Microsoft Edge as their default browser directly from Microsoft Edge Settings, instead of having to search through the operating system settings |
* Users can set Microsoft Edge as their default browser directly from Microsoft Edge Settings, instead of having to search through the operating system settings |
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*Several DevTools updates, including new remote debugging support, UI improvements, and more |
* Several DevTools updates, including new remote debugging support, UI improvements, and more |
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*MCAS (Microsoft Cloud Access Security) warn scenario is now available |
* MCAS (Microsoft Cloud Access Security) warn scenario is now available |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|84.0.522<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-84052240-july-16|title=Version 84.0.522.40: July 16|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-02-26|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-84052240-july-16|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*Allowed users to sign into the browser when Microsoft Edge is "run as administrator" |
* Allowed users to sign into the browser when Microsoft Edge is "run as administrator". This will help customers running Microsoft Edge in remote-desktop and sandbox scenarios |
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*Added full mouse support when in full-screen mode. Mouse can be utilized to access tabs, the address bar, and other items without having to exit full-screen mode |
* Added full mouse support when in full-screen mode. Mouse can be utilized to access tabs, the address bar, and other items without having to exit full-screen mode |
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*Added a custom nickname option to saved debit or credit cards, making it easier to distinguish and differentiate cards when making online purchases. Giving nicknames to cards lets the user choose the correct card when using autofill to select a payment method |
* Added a custom nickname option to saved debit or credit cards, making it easier to distinguish and differentiate cards when making online purchases. Giving nicknames to cards lets the user choose the correct card when using autofill to select a payment method |
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*TLS/1.0 and TLS/1.1 are disabled by default |
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**To help discover impacted sites, you can set the edge://flags/#display-legacy-tls-warnings flag to cause Microsoft Edge to display a non-blocking "Not Secure" notice when loading pages that require legacy TLS protocols. The SSLVersionMin policy permits re-enabling of TLS/1.0 and TLS/1.1. This policy will remain available until at least Microsoft Edge version 88 |
** To help discover impacted sites, you can set the edge://flags/#display-legacy-tls-warnings flag to cause Microsoft Edge to display a non-blocking "Not Secure" notice when loading pages that require legacy TLS protocols. The SSLVersionMin policy permits re-enabling of TLS/1.0 and TLS/1.1. This policy will remain available until at least Microsoft Edge version 88 |
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**Added a note capability allowing you to add a note or comment to an item in a collection |
** Added a note capability allowing you to add a note or comment to an item in a collection |
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**Added background color of notes in collections. Color coding can help organize information and increase productivity |
** Added background color of notes in collections. Color coding can help organize information and increase productivity |
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**Improved performance when exporting collections to Excel |
** Improved performance when exporting collections to Excel |
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*Storage Access API support, which allows access to first-party storage in a third-party context when a user provides a direct intent to allow storage that would otherwise be blocked by the browser's current configuration |
* Storage Access API support, which allows access to first-party storage in a third-party context when a user provides a direct intent to allow storage that would otherwise be blocked by the browser's current configuration |
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*Native File System API support, which allows sites can be given permission to edit files or folders via the Native File System API |
* Native File System API support, which allows sites can be given permission to edit files or folders via the Native File System API |
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*PDF improvements |
* PDF improvements |
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**Added Read Aloud for PDF |
** Added Read Aloud for PDF |
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**When saving an edit made to a PDF it can be sent back to the original file instead of a copy |
** When saving an edit made to a PDF it can be sent back to the original file instead of a copy |
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**Added an option to translate in Immersive Reader. |
** Added an option to translate in Immersive Reader. |
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**DevTools now supports customizing keyboard shortcuts to match any editor/IDE, which includes VS Code |
** DevTools now supports customizing keyboard shortcuts to match any editor/IDE, which includes VS Code |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|85.0.564<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-85056441-august-27|title=Version 85.0.564.41: August 27|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-02-26|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-85056441-august-27|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* Send to OneNote is available for Edge Collections |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|86.0.622<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-86062238-october-9|title=Version 86.0.622.38: October 9|department=Release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-01-06|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-86062238-october-9|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|87.0.664<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-87066441-november-19|title=Version 87.0.664.41: November 19|department=Release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-01-06|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-87066441-november-19|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|88.0.705<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-88070550-january-21|title=Version 88.0.705.50: January 21|department=Release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-01-06|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-88070550-january-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|89.0.774<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-89077445-march-4|title=Version 89.0.774.45: March 4|department=Release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-08-23|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-89077445-march-4|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|90.0.818<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-90081839-april-15|title=Version 90.0.818.39: April 15|department=Release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|work=[[Microsoft Docs]]|access-date=2021-08-23|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202101737/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-90081839-april-15|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|106.0.1370<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1060137034-october-3-2022|title=Version 106.0.1370.34: October 3, 2022|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|108.0.1462<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1080146242-december-5-2022|title=Version 108.0.1462.42: December 5, 2022|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=December 6, 2022}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|109.0.1518<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1090151849-january-12-2023|title=Version 109.0.1518.49: January 12, 2023|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|110.0.1587<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1100158741-february-9-2023|title=Version 110.0.1587: February 9, 2023|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|111.0.1661<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1110166141-march-13-2023|title=Version 111.0.1661.41: March 13, 2023|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|112.0.1722<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1120172234-april-6-2023|title=Version 112.0.1722.34: April 6, 2023|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|113.0.1774<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1130177435-may-5-2023|title=Version 113.0.1774.35: May 5, 2023|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|114.0.1823<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1140182337-june-2-2023|title=Version 114.0.1823.37: June 2, 2023|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=June 3, 2023}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|123.0.2420<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1230242053--march-22-2024|title=Version 123.0.2420.53: March 22, 2024|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|124.0.2478<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1240247851-april-18-2024|title=Version 124.0.2478.51: April 1, 2024|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|129.0.2792<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-archive-stable-channel#version-1290279252-september-19-2024|title=Version 129.0.2792.52: September 19, 2024|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> |
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|style=background:#FDB3AB|130.0.2849<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel#version-1300284946-october-17-2024|title=Version 130.0.2849.46: October 17, 2024|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> |
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!style=background:#D4F4B4|131.0.2903<ref>{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel#version-1310290348-november-14-2024|title=Version 131.0.2903.48: November 14, 2024|department=Archived release notes for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> |
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== Privacy == |
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Early benchmarks of the EdgeHTML engine—included in the first beta release of Edge in Windows 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windowsable.com/best-web-browsers-for-windows-10/|title=Windows f10 Best Browsers|date=April 26, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501010915/http://windowsable.com/best-web-browsers-for-windows-10/|archive-date=May 1, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Build 10049—had drastically better JavaScript performance due to the new [[Chakra (JavaScript engine)|Chakra]] than MSHTML (Trident) 7 using the older [[Chakra (JScript engine)|Chakra]] in [[Internet Explorer 11]], with similar performance to Google Chrome 41 and Mozilla Firefox 37. In the [[Sunspider (benchmark)|SunSpider]] benchmark, Edge performed faster than other browsers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/8932/internet-explorer-project-spartan-shows-large-performance-gains|title=Internet Explorer Project Spartan Shows Large Performance Gains|publisher=[[Purch]]|date=January 25, 2015|website=[[AnandTech]]|first1=Brett|last1=Howse|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111251/http://www.anandtech.com/show/8932/internet-explorer-project-spartan-shows-large-performance-gains|archive-date=December 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> while in other benchmarks it operated slower than Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tekrevue.com/spartan-benchmarks-ie-chrome-firefox-opera|title=Windows 10 Browser Benchmarks: Spartan vs. IE, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera|date=April 1, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151226174659/http://www.tekrevue.com/spartan-benchmarks-ie-chrome-firefox-opera|archive-date=December 26, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Later benchmarks conducted with the version included in 10122 showed significant performance improvement compared to both IE11 and Edge back in 10049. According to Microsoft's benchmark result, this iteration of Edge performed better than both Chrome and Firefox in Google's Octane 2.0 and Apple's Jetstream benchmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/05/20/delivering-fast-javascript-performance-in-microsoft-edge|title=Delivering fast JavaScript performance in Microsoft Edge|date=May 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151103062842/http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/05/20/delivering-fast-javascript-performance-in-microsoft-edge|archive-date=November 3, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Edge originally lacked support for open media standards such as [[WebM]] and [[Opus (audio format)|Opus]], but these were later added in Edge 14.14291.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 18, 2016|title=WebM, VP9 and Opus Support in Microsoft Edge|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/04/18/webm-vp9-and-opus-support-in-microsoft-edge|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021034013/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/04/18/webm-vp9-and-opus-support-in-microsoft-edge/|archive-date=October 21, 2016|access-date=September 18, 2016|website=Windows Blog|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In July 2015, Edge scored 377 out of 555 points on the [[HTML5test]]. Chrome 44 and Firefox 42 scored 479 and 434 respectively, while Internet Explorer 11 scored 312.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/is-it-time-to-love-microsoft-again/|title=Microsoft's Edge browser can win back bitter Web developers|author=Owen Williams|date=July 29, 2015|work=The Next Web|access-date=July 30, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730041320/http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/is-it-time-to-love-microsoft-again/|archive-date=July 30, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In August 2015, Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 10532 to insiders, which included Edge 21.10532.0. This beta version scored 445 out of 555 points on the HTML5test.<ref name="Edge HTML5 improvements">{{cite web|title=Edge HTML5 improvements teased for upcoming Windows 10 LP Insider build|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/edge-html5-improvements-teased-for-upcoming-windows-10-insider-build|website=Neowin|access-date=September 8, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905064754/http://www.neowin.net/news/edge-html5-improvements-teased-for-upcoming-windows-10-insider-build|archive-date=September 5, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In July 2016, with the release of Windows 10 Build 14390 to insiders, the HTML5 test score of the browser's development version was 460 out of 555 points. Chrome 51 scored 497, Firefox 47 scored 456, and Safari 9.1 scored 370.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}} |
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In June 2017, Edge 17 had scored 492/555 on [[HTML5test]].<ref>HTML5test Edge & Internet explorer https://html5test.com/results/desktop/timeline/edge.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701004143/http://html5test.com/results/desktop/timeline/edge.html|date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> |
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===Power efficiency=== |
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In June 2016, Microsoft published benchmark results to prove the superior power efficiency of Edge in comparison to all other major web browsers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.winbuzzer.com/2016/07/14/microsoft-tests-show-edge-browser-best-battery-life-video-playback-xcxwbn/|title=Microsoft Details Edge Browser Benchmark Results to Prove Its Supremacy|last=Kasanmascheff|first=Markus|date=July 14, 2016|website=WinBuzzer|access-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205151138/https://winbuzzer.com/2016/07/14/microsoft-tests-show-edge-browser-best-battery-life-video-playback-xcxwbn/|archive-date=February 5, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Opera questioned the accuracy and provided their own test results where Opera came out on top.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.opera.com/blogs/desktop/2016/06/over-the-edge/|title=Why we challenge Microsoft's battery test|date=June 22, 2016|newspaper=Opera Desktop|language=en-US|access-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205190345/http://www.opera.com/blogs/desktop/2016/06/over-the-edge/|archive-date=February 5, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Independent testing by ''[[PC World]]'' confirmed Microsoft's results.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3087338/browsers/which-browser-is-best-on-battery-we-test-edge-vs-chrome-vs-opera-vs-firefox.html|title=Which browser is best for battery life: We test Edge vs. Chrome vs. Opera vs. Firefox|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715025748/http://www.pcworld.com/article/3087338/browsers/which-browser-is-best-on-battery-we-test-edge-vs-chrome-vs-opera-vs-firefox.html|archive-date=July 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> However, tests conducted by [[Linus Sebastian]] in June 2017 instead showed that, at that time, Chrome had the best battery performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://betanews.com/2017/06/26/google-chrome-microsoft-edge-battery-life-tests/|title=Google Chrome bests Microsoft Edge in new battery life tests|website=betanews.com|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007070245/https://betanews.com/2017/06/26/google-chrome-microsoft-edge-battery-life-tests/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Edge sends the images that the users view online to Microsoft servers by default, although Microsoft has stated that it encrypts images before transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/edge-sends-images-you-view-online-to-microsoft-here-is-how-to-disable-that/|title=Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft, here is how to disable that|first=Taras|last=Buria|date=June 12, 2023}}</ref> |
Edge sends the images that the users view online to Microsoft servers by default, although Microsoft has stated that it encrypts images before transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/edge-sends-images-you-view-online-to-microsoft-here-is-how-to-disable-that/|title=Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft, here is how to disable that|first=Taras|last=Buria|date=June 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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In an August 2015 review of Windows 10 by Dan Grabham of ''[[TechRadar]]'', Microsoft Edge was praised for its performance, despite not being in a feature-complete state at launch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-10-1267364/review/|title=Windows 10 Review|work=[[TechRadar]]|publisher=Future plc|access-date=July 30, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729004659/http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-10-1267364/review|archive-date=July 29, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Andrew Cunningham of ''[[Ars Technica]]'' praised the browser for being "tremendously promising" and "a much better browser than Internet Explorer ever was" but criticized it for its lack of functionality on launch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/review-windows-10-is-the-best-version-yet-once-the-bugs-get-fixed/|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=July 29, 2015|access-date=July 31, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730231454/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/review-windows-10-is-the-best-version-yet-once-the-bugs-get-fixed/|archive-date=July 30, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Thom Holwerda of [[OSNews]] criticized Edge in August 2015 for its hidden URL bar, lack of user friendliness, poor design and a tab system that is "so utterly broken it should never have shipped in a final release". He described the browser's implemented features as "some sort of cosmic joke", saying that "infuriating doesn't even begin to describe it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/28809/Windows_it_s_always_the_next_version|title=Windows: it's always the next version|work=OSNews|access-date=September 3, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054301/http://www.osnews.com/story/28809/Windows_it_s_always_the_next_version|archive-date=September 5, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Data from August 2015, a few weeks after release, showed that user uptake of Edge was low, with only 2% of overall computer users using the new browser. Among Windows 10 users, usage peaked at 20% and then dropped to 14% through August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-edge-marketshare-2015-9|title=Barely anybody is using Microsoft's new browser|author=Max Slater-Robins|date=September 2, 2015|work=Business Insider|access-date=September 3, 2015|quote=shows that Edge peaked at approximately 20% usage among Windows 10 users at the end of July, before dropping down to 14% by the end of August|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905004020/http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-edge-marketshare-2015-9|archive-date=September 5, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In October 2015, a security researcher published a report outlining a bug in Edge's "InPrivate" mode, causing data related to visited sites to still be [[Web cache|cached]] in the user's profile directory, theoretically making it possible for others to determine sites visited. The bug gained mainstream attention in early February 2016,<ref name="networld-edgeinprivate">{{cite web|title=Microsoft Edge InPrivate browsing mode is full of fail and not private|url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/3028084/security/microsoft-edge-inprivate-browsing-mode-is-full-of-fail-and-not-private.html|website=NetworkWorld|date=February 2016|publisher=IDG|access-date=February 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202094810/http://www.networkworld.com/article/3028084/security/microsoft-edge-inprivate-browsing-mode-is-full-of-fail-and-not-private.html|archive-date=February 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and was fixed with a cumulative update on February 9, 2016.<ref name="Windows 10 Update History">{{cite web|url=http://windows.microsoft.com/windows-10/update-history-windows-10|title=KB3135173, OS build 10596.104|publisher=Microsoft|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002110/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/update-history-windows-10|archive-date=March 5, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Microsoft's switch to Blink as Edge's engine has faced mixed reception. The move increases the consistency of web platform compatibility between major browsers. For this reason, the move has attracted criticism, as it reduces diversity in the overall web browser market and increases the influence of [[Google]] on the overall browser market by Microsoft ceding its independently developed browser engine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-rebuilds-edge-browser-on-chrome-tech-google-gains-web-power/|title=Three years in, Microsoft gives up on independent Edge browser and embraces Google's Chromium instead|last=Shankland|first=Stephen|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230030151/https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-rebuilds-edge-browser-on-chrome-tech-google-gains-web-power/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/4/16805216/google-chrome-only-sites-internet-explorer-6-web-standards|title=Chrome is turning into the new Internet Explorer 6|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2018-01-04|website=The Verge|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105185450/https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/4/16805216/google-chrome-only-sites-internet-explorer-6-web-standards|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Microsoft's switch to Blink as Edge's engine has faced mixed reception. The move increases the consistency of web platform compatibility between major browsers. For this reason, the move has attracted criticism, as it reduces diversity in the overall web browser market and increases the influence of [[Google]] on the overall browser market by Microsoft ceding its independently developed browser engine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-rebuilds-edge-browser-on-chrome-tech-google-gains-web-power/|title=Three years in, Microsoft gives up on independent Edge browser and embraces Google's Chromium instead|last=Shankland|first=Stephen|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230030151/https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-rebuilds-edge-browser-on-chrome-tech-google-gains-web-power/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/4/16805216/google-chrome-only-sites-internet-explorer-6-web-standards|title=Chrome is turning into the new Internet Explorer 6|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2018-01-04|website=The Verge|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105185450/https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/4/16805216/google-chrome-only-sites-internet-explorer-6-web-standards|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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According to Douglas J. Leith, a computer science professor from [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]], Dublin, Microsoft Edge is among the least private browsers. He explained, "from a privacy perspective Microsoft Edge and Yandex are much more worrisome than the other browsers studied. Both send identifiers that are linked to the device hardware and so persist across fresh browser installs and can also be used to link different apps running on the same device. Edge sends the hardware UUID of the device to Microsoft, a strong and enduring identifier than cannot be easily changed or deleted."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leith|first1=Douglas|title=Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home?|url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf#page=10|website=Trinity College Dublin - School of Computer Science and Statistics|publisher=Trinity College Dublin|access-date=24 March 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101210528/https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf#page=10|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, a spokesperson from Microsoft Edge explained that it uses user diagnostic data to improve the product.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Matyszczyk|first1=Chris|title=A professor says Edge is the worst for privacy. Microsoft isn't happy|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/|website=ZDNet|access-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210324071724/https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/|archive-date=March 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |
According to Douglas J. Leith, a computer science professor from [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]], Dublin, Microsoft Edge is among the least private browsers. He explained, "from a privacy perspective Microsoft Edge and Yandex are much more worrisome than the other browsers studied. Both send identifiers that are linked to the device hardware and so persist across fresh browser installs and can also be used to link different apps running on the same device. Edge sends the hardware UUID of the device to Microsoft, a strong and enduring identifier than cannot be easily changed or deleted."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leith|first1=Douglas|title=Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home?|url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf#page=10|website=Trinity College Dublin - School of Computer Science and Statistics|publisher=Trinity College Dublin|access-date=24 March 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101210528/https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf#page=10|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, a spokesperson from Microsoft Edge explained that it uses user diagnostic data to improve the product.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Matyszczyk|first1=Chris|title=A professor says Edge is the worst for privacy. Microsoft isn't happy|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/|website=ZDNet|access-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210324071724/https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-professor-says-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-microsoft-isnt-happy/|archive-date=March 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In June 2020, users criticized newly released Windows |
In June 2020, users criticized newly released Windows updates that installed Edge and imported some user data from Chrome and Firefox prior to obtaining user permission. Microsoft responded by stating that if a user rejects giving Edge data import permission, then Edge will delete the imported data. However, if the browser crashes before the user has a chance to reject the import, then the already imported data will not be cleared.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=Microsoft Edge caught importing other browser data without permission|url=https://www.komando.com/news/microsoft-edge-caught-importing-data/743787/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Komando.com|language=en-US|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702094609/https://www.komando.com/news/microsoft-edge-caught-importing-data/743787/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Is Edge taking browser data without permission? Here's what Microsoft says|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-filching-firefox-chrome-users-data-heres-what-microsoft-says|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Windows Central|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702010626/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge-filching-firefox-chrome-users-data-heres-what-microsoft-says|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Verge'' called these "spyware tactics" and called Edge's "first run experience" a "dark pattern".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft is forcing Edge on Windows users with a spyware-like install|url=https://www.theverge.com/21310611/microsoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial|access-date=2020-07-04|website=www.theverge.com|date=July 2, 2020|language=en|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703110852/https://www.theverge.com/21310611/microsoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Microsoft uses proprietary URL handlers in Windows 10 and 11 to redirect URLs accessed via system search functions to Edge, deliberately ignoring the user's choice of default browser. In November 2021, a patch was released to frustrate a workaround employed by the third-party tool "EdgeDeflector", with a Microsoft spokesperson stating that search in the [[Windows shell]] is an "end-to-end customer experience" that is not designed to be modified.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-11-15|title=Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782802/microsoft-block-edgedeflector-windows-11|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130233858/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782802/microsoft-block-edgedeflector-windows-11|url-status=live}}</ref> The developer of EdgeDeflector, Daniel Aleksandersen, called this "clearly a user-hostile move that sees Windows compromise its own product usability in order to make it more difficult to use competing products."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=Windows 11 blocks Edge browser competitors from opening links|url=https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/microsoft-edge-protocol-competition.html|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.ctrl.blog|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130204843/https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/microsoft-edge-protocol-competition.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Microsoft uses proprietary URL handlers in Windows 10 and 11 to redirect URLs accessed via system search functions to Edge, deliberately ignoring the user's choice of default browser. In November 2021, a patch was released to frustrate a workaround employed by the third-party tool "EdgeDeflector", with a Microsoft spokesperson stating that search in the [[Windows shell]] is an "end-to-end customer experience" that is not designed to be modified.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-11-15|title=Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782802/microsoft-block-edgedeflector-windows-11|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130233858/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782802/microsoft-block-edgedeflector-windows-11|url-status=live}}</ref> The developer of EdgeDeflector, Daniel Aleksandersen, called this "clearly a user-hostile move that sees Windows compromise its own product usability in order to make it more difficult to use competing products."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=Windows 11 blocks Edge browser competitors from opening links|url=https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/microsoft-edge-protocol-competition.html|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.ctrl.blog|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130204843/https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/microsoft-edge-protocol-competition.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In November 2021, Microsoft announced that it would display integrated advertising for the [[buy now, pay later]] service [[Zip Co|Zip Pay]] in Edge during online purchases eligible for financing via the service,<ref name= |
In November 2021, Microsoft announced that it would display integrated advertising for the [[buy now, pay later]] service [[Zip Co|Zip Pay]] in Edge during online purchases eligible for financing via the service,<ref name=:3>{{Cite web|last=Goodin|first=Dan|date=2021-11-30|title=Users revolt as Microsoft bolts a short-term financing app onto Edge|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/11/microsoft-plans-to-integrate-a-buy-now-pay-later-app-into-edge/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202162305/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/11/microsoft-plans-to-integrate-a-buy-now-pay-later-app-into-edge/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=:4>{{Cite web|last=Roth|first=Emma|date=2021-11-30|title=Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in "buy now, pay later" tool|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/30/22810595/microsoft-edge-zip-buy-now-pay-later|access-date=2021-12-02|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202183625/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/30/22810595/microsoft-edge-zip-buy-now-pay-later|url-status=live}}</ref> and allow users to link their Microsoft account to expedite registration for the service. Microsoft claims that it "does not collect a fee for connecting users to loan providers."<ref name=:3 /> This decision was met with criticism from users and the press, arguing that the feature was added [[Bloatware|bloat]].<ref name=:3 /><ref name=:4 /> |
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In December 2021, Microsoft began testing the display of in-browser prompts on the Google Chrome website to discourage downloading the browser.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Andrew|date=2021-12-02|title=Microsoft Edge will now warn users about the dangers of downloading Google Chrome|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/microsoft-edge-will-now-warn-users-about-the-dangers-of-downloading-google-chrome/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206101444/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/microsoft-edge-will-now-warn-users-about-the-dangers-of-downloading-google-chrome/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-12-02|title=Microsoft's new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts|access-date=2021-12-02|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202183625/https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts|url-status=live}}</ref> Similar prompts intended to discourage Google Chrome downloads also appear when searching for "Chrome" or "browser" on Microsoft Bing search engine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Honorof|first1=Marshall|title=Microsoft tries to stop users from installing Chrome — again|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-edge-chrome-installation|website=Tom's Guide|access-date=5 July 2023|language=en|date=3 December 2021}}</ref> In February 2023, users reported seeing large banner advertisements for Microsoft Edge on the Chrome download page, a move that was criticized for deceptively altering part of Google's official website.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Li|first1=Abner|title=Microsoft aggressively trying to keep Chrome downloaders using Edge|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/02/21/microsoft-edge-chrome/|website=[[9to5Google]]|access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, Microsoft began testing the display of a [[Sidebar (computing)|sidebar]] containing a survey related to Chrome when the browser is downloaded.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gedeon|first=Kimberly|date=2023-10-23|title=Google Chrome users: Microsoft Edge wants to know why you don't want it|url=https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-edge-new-poll|access-date=2023-10-25|website=Mashable|language=en}}</ref> |
In December 2021, Microsoft began testing the display of in-browser prompts on the Google Chrome website to discourage downloading the browser.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Andrew|date=2021-12-02|title=Microsoft Edge will now warn users about the dangers of downloading Google Chrome|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/microsoft-edge-will-now-warn-users-about-the-dangers-of-downloading-google-chrome/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206101444/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/microsoft-edge-will-now-warn-users-about-the-dangers-of-downloading-google-chrome/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-12-02|title=Microsoft's new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts|access-date=2021-12-02|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202183625/https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22813733/microsoft-windows-edge-download-chrome-prompts|url-status=live}}</ref> Similar prompts intended to discourage Google Chrome downloads also appear when searching for "Chrome" or "browser" on Microsoft Bing search engine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Honorof|first1=Marshall|title=Microsoft tries to stop users from installing Chrome — again|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-edge-chrome-installation|website=Tom's Guide|access-date=5 July 2023|language=en|date=3 December 2021}}</ref> In February 2023, users reported seeing large banner advertisements for Microsoft Edge on the Chrome download page, a move that was criticized for deceptively altering part of Google's official website.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Li|first1=Abner|title=Microsoft aggressively trying to keep Chrome downloaders using Edge|url=https://9to5google.com/2023/02/21/microsoft-edge-chrome/|website=[[9to5Google]]|access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, Microsoft began testing the display of a [[Sidebar (computing)|sidebar]] containing a survey related to Chrome when the browser is downloaded.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gedeon|first=Kimberly|date=2023-10-23|title=Google Chrome users: Microsoft Edge wants to know why you don't want it|url=https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-edge-new-poll|access-date=2023-10-25|website=Mashable|language=en}}</ref> |
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According to StatCounter, in August 2019, Edge overtook the market share of Internet Explorer (IE) on PCs, ranking third place at 9.14%<ref name="stats">{{Cite web|title=Desktop Browser Market Share Worldwide|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#daily-20211019-20211117|access-date=2021-11-19|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en|archive-date=October 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011022101/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide#daily-20211019-20211117|url-status=live}}</ref> and IE in sixth. Mobile versions of Edge exist for Android and iOS, however, they have little to no market share. On Microsoft consoles, Edge replaced IE as the dominant browser a few months after its release in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/console/worldwide/#monthly-201501-201801|title=Console Browser Market Share Worldwide|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921163818/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/console/worldwide#monthly-201501-201801|url-status=live}}</ref> Market share varies by region. On some days of the week, Edge takes second place with a 10.02% share in the US on PC,<!--10.35% on Sept. 8, 2019, but then not 2nd ranked; August 11 (and August 25 it seems) manages 2nd--> and Firefox and Edge have a very similar share globally, switching places for second and third depending on the day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/|title=Desktop Browser Market Share United States Of America|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921171727/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#daily-20190811-20190811-bar|title=Desktop Browser Market Share United States Of America|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921171727/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#daily-20190811-20190811-bar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/|title=Desktop Browser Market Share United States Of America|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921171727/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, in March 2020, Edge ranked second with a market share of 7.59%, overtaking Firefox, which had 7.19% of the market share. |
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Microsoft Edge (or simply nicknamed Edge), based on the Chromium open-source project, also known as The New Microsoft Edge or New Edge, is a proprietary cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft, superseding Edge Legacy.[8][9][10] In Windows 11, Edge is the only browser available from Microsoft.
First made available only for Android and iOS in 2017,[11][12] in late 2018, Microsoft announced it would completely rebuild Edge as a Chromium-based[13][14] browser with Blink and V8 engines, which allowed the browser to be ported from Windows 10 to macOS.[15] The new Edge was publicly released in January 2020,[16][17] and on Xbox as well as Linux[18][19] in 2021.[20][21][22] Edge was also available on Windows 7 and 8/8.1 until early 2023.[23][24]
In February 2023, according to StatCounter, Microsoft Edge became the third most popular browser in the world, behind Safari and Chrome,[25] while as of January 2025[update], Edge is second most popular PC/desktop web browser with Safari sliding to 3rd place[26] (including 2nd place in the U.S. or rather there tied with Safari). By 2022[update], Edge was used by 11% of PCs worldwide.[27]
Features
[edit]The new Microsoft Edge is the default web browser, replacing Edge Legacy.
In Windows 11, Edge is the only browser available from Microsoft (for compatibility[28][29] with Google Chrome).[30] However, it includes an "Internet Explorer mode", which is aimed at fixing compatibility issues; it provides the legacy MSHTML browser engine and supports the legacy ActiveX and BHO technologies.[31]
New Edge also has a new feature called vertical tabs which allow users to move tabs on the left side of the screen.[32]
As of December 2022, there are more than 9,000 extensions—called add-ons—available for Edge.[33]
On February 7, 2023, Microsoft announced a major overhaul to Edge, revamping the user interface with Fluent Design, along with adding a Bing Chat (later known as Microsoft Copilot) button, which replaces the Discover button.[34]
Microsoft also added compatibility for split screen, i.e., 2 tabs can be viewed at the same time. A new feature, "Workspaces" was introduced, which basically lets the user create different spaces for various things. These workspaces are also collaborative, users can invite friends or colleagues and seamlessly have completely separate workspace for collaboration.
Edge for Business
[edit]Starting with Edge version 116, Microsoft released Microsoft Edge for Business. A new business mode for Edge that enables end users to completely separates work and personal browsing into dedicated browser windows, in addition to offering other features aimed at admins.[35]
Release channels
[edit]On April 8, 2019, Microsoft announced the introduction of four preview channels: Canary, Dev, Beta, and Stable and launched the Canary and Dev channels that same day with the first preview builds, for those channels, of the new Edge. Microsoft collectively calls the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels the "Microsoft Edge insider channels".[36] As a result, Edge updates were decoupled from new versions of Windows. Major versions of Edge Stable are now scheduled for release every 4 weeks, closely following Chromium version releases.
Surf (video game)
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In May 2020, an update to Microsoft Edge added Surf, a browser game where players control a surfer attempting to evade obstacles and collect powerups. Similar to Google Chrome's Dinosaur Game, Surf is accessible from the browser's offline error page and can also be accessed by entering edge://surf into the address bar. The game features three game modes (classic, time trial, and slalom), has character customization, and supports keyboard, mouse, touch, and gamepad controls.[37][38] Its gameplay has been compared to the 1991 Microsoft video game SkiFree.[39][40]
In 2021, Surf was updated with limited-time seasonal theming resembling SkiFree. Instead of surfing, the player skis down a mountain while being chased by a yeti.[41]
Development
[edit]In November 2017, Microsoft released ports of Edge for Android and iOS.[11][12] The apps feature integration and synchronization with the desktop version on Windows PCs. Due to platform restrictions and other factors, these ports did not use the same layout engine as the current desktop version at the time (Edge Legacy) and instead use OS-native Blink and WebKit-based engines.[42][43][6]
Codenamed "Anaheim", on December 6, 2018, Microsoft announced its intent to base Edge on the Chromium source code, using the same browser engine as Google Chrome but with enhancements developed by Microsoft. It was also announced that there will be versions of Edge available for older Windows versions, including Windows 7 and Windows 8.x, and macOS, plus that all versions will be updated on a more frequent basis.[44][45] According to Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore, the decision for the change came after CEO Satya Nadella told the team in 2017 that the product needed to be better and pushed for replacing its in-house rendering engine with an open source one.[46]
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On April 8, 2019, the first builds of the new Edge for Windows were released to the public.[47] On May 20, 2019, the first preview builds of Edge for macOS were released to the public, marking the first time in 13 years that a Microsoft browser was available on the Mac platform.[48] The last time a Microsoft browser was available on the Mac platform was Internet Explorer for Mac, which was withdrawn in January 2006.
On June 18, 2019, IAmA post on Reddit, an Edge developer stated that it was theoretically possible for a Linux version to be developed in the future, but no work had actually started on that possibility.[49] On June 19, 2019, Microsoft made Edge available on old Windows versions for testing.[50] On August 20, 2019, Microsoft made its first beta build of Edge available for Windows and macOS.[51] At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft released an updated version of the Edge logo.[52]
The new Edge was released on January 15, 2020, and was gradually rolled out to all Windows 10 users.[53][54] The new Edge was also rolled out to Windows users via Windows Update.[55] Windows Vista and earlier were not supported at the time Edge started supporting older Windows versions.
On September 22, 2020, Microsoft announced that a beta version of Edge for Linux would be available in preview form in October 2020.[18] This comes after the company announced in November 2019 that a Linux version would be developed and confirmed in May 2020 that the Linux version was in development.[56][57] The first preview build for Linux was released on October 20, 2020.[19]
Full support for the new Edge on older Windows versions was scheduled to end on January 15, 2022, but was later extended to January 15, 2023.[58][24]
On April 29, 2022, Microsoft announced integrated VPN support for Microsoft Edge, coming in line with this privacy feature with Chrome and Firefox. There will be a free version of the integrated Edge VPN available but is limited to 1 GB of data transfer.[59]
On November 14, 2024, Microsoft announced that they will drop support for CPUs that lack the SSE3 instruction set with the release of Edge version 128.[60]
New Edge release history
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| 79.0.309[61][62] | Blink 79 | January 15, 2020 |
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| 80.0.361[63] | Blink 80 | February 7, 2020 |
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| 81.0.416[64] | Blink 81 | April 13, 2020 |
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| 83.0.478[65] | Blink 83 | May 21, 2020 |
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| 84.0.522[66] | Blink 84 | July 16, 2020 |
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| 85.0.564[67] | Blink 85 | August 27, 2020 |
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| 86.0.622[68] | Blink 86 | October 9, 2020 | |
| 87.0.664[69] | Blink 87 | November 19, 2020 | |
| 88.0.705[70] | Blink 88 | January 21, 2021 | |
| 89.0.774[71] | Blink 89 | March 4, 2021 | |
| 90.0.818[72] | Blink 90 | April 15, 2021 | |
| 91.0.864[73] | Blink 91 | May 27, 2021 | |
| 92.0.902[74] | Blink 92 | July 22, 2021 | |
| 93.0.961[75] | Blink 93 | September 2, 2021 | |
| 94.0.992[76] | Blink 94 | September 24, 2021 | |
| 95.0.1020[77] | Blink 95 | October 21, 2021 | |
| 96.0.1054[78] | Blink 96 | January 6, 2022 | |
| 97.0.1072[79] | Blink 97 | January 20, 2022 | |
| 98.0.1108[80] | Blink 98 | February 3, 2022 | |
| 99.0.1150[81] | Blink 99 | March 3, 2022 | |
| 100.0.1185[82] | Blink 100 | April 1, 2022 | |
| 101.0.1210[83] | Blink 101 | April 28, 2022 | |
| 102.0.1245[84] | Blink 102 | May 31, 2022 | |
| 103.0.1264[85] | Blink 103 | June 23, 2022 | |
| 104.0.1293[86] | Blink 104 | August 5, 2022 | |
| 105.0.1343[87] | Blink 105 | September 1, 2022 | |
| 106.0.1370[88] | Blink 106 | October 3, 2022 | |
| 107.0.1418[89] | Blink 107 | October 27, 2022 | |
| 108.0.1462[90] | Blink 108 | December 5, 2022 | |
| 109.0.1518[91] | Blink 109 | January 12, 2023 | Last version for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| 110.0.1587[92] | Blink 110 | February 9, 2023 | |
| 111.0.1661[93] | Blink 111 | March 13, 2023 | |
| 112.0.1722[94] | Blink 112 | April 6, 2023 | |
| 113.0.1774[95] | Blink 113 | May 5, 2023 |
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| 114.0.1823[96] | Blink 114 | June 2, 2023 |
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| 115.0.1901[97] | Blink 115 | July 21, 2023 |
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| 116.0.1938[98] | Blink 116 | August 21, 2023 |
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| 117.0.2045[99] | Blink 117 | September 15, 2023 |
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| 118.0.2088[100] | Blink 118 | October 13, 2023 |
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| 119.0.2151[101] | Blink 119 | November 2, 2023 | Last version for Android Nougat
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| 120.0.2210[102] | Blink 120 | December 7, 2023 |
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| 121.0.2277[103] | Blink 121 | January 25, 2024 |
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| 122.0.2365[104] | Blink 122 | February 23, 2024 |
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| 123.0.2420[105] | Blink 123 | March 22, 2024 | |
| 124.0.2478[106] | Blink 124 | April 18, 2024 | |
| 125.0.2535[107] | Blink 125 | May 17, 2024 | Last version for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 |
| 126.0.2592[108] | Blink 126 | June 13, 2024 | |
| 127.0.2651[109] | Blink 127 | July 25, 2024 | |
| 128.0.2739[110] | Blink 128 | August 22, 2024 | Last version for macOS Catalina |
| 129.0.2792[111] | Blink 129 | September 19, 2024 | |
| 130.0.2849[112] | Blink 130 | October 17, 2024 | |
| 131.0.2903[113] | Blink 131 | November 14, 2024 |
Privacy
[edit]Edge sends the images that the users view online to Microsoft servers by default, although Microsoft has stated that it encrypts images before transfer.[114]
Reception
[edit]Microsoft's switch to Blink as Edge's engine has faced mixed reception. The move increases the consistency of web platform compatibility between major browsers. For this reason, the move has attracted criticism, as it reduces diversity in the overall web browser market and increases the influence of Google on the overall browser market by Microsoft ceding its independently developed browser engine.[115][116]
According to Douglas J. Leith, a computer science professor from Trinity College, Dublin, Microsoft Edge is among the least private browsers. He explained, "from a privacy perspective Microsoft Edge and Yandex are much more worrisome than the other browsers studied. Both send identifiers that are linked to the device hardware and so persist across fresh browser installs and can also be used to link different apps running on the same device. Edge sends the hardware UUID of the device to Microsoft, a strong and enduring identifier than cannot be easily changed or deleted."[117] In response, a spokesperson from Microsoft Edge explained that it uses user diagnostic data to improve the product.[118]
In June 2020, users criticized newly released Windows updates that installed Edge and imported some user data from Chrome and Firefox prior to obtaining user permission. Microsoft responded by stating that if a user rejects giving Edge data import permission, then Edge will delete the imported data. However, if the browser crashes before the user has a chance to reject the import, then the already imported data will not be cleared.[119][120] The Verge called these "spyware tactics" and called Edge's "first run experience" a "dark pattern".[121]
Microsoft uses proprietary URL handlers in Windows 10 and 11 to redirect URLs accessed via system search functions to Edge, deliberately ignoring the user's choice of default browser. In November 2021, a patch was released to frustrate a workaround employed by the third-party tool "EdgeDeflector", with a Microsoft spokesperson stating that search in the Windows shell is an "end-to-end customer experience" that is not designed to be modified.[122] The developer of EdgeDeflector, Daniel Aleksandersen, called this "clearly a user-hostile move that sees Windows compromise its own product usability in order to make it more difficult to use competing products."[123]
In November 2021, Microsoft announced that it would display integrated advertising for the buy now, pay later service Zip Pay in Edge during online purchases eligible for financing via the service,[124][125] and allow users to link their Microsoft account to expedite registration for the service. Microsoft claims that it "does not collect a fee for connecting users to loan providers."[124] This decision was met with criticism from users and the press, arguing that the feature was added bloat.[124][125]
Controversy
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In December 2021, Microsoft began testing the display of in-browser prompts on the Google Chrome website to discourage downloading the browser.[126][127] Similar prompts intended to discourage Google Chrome downloads also appear when searching for "Chrome" or "browser" on Microsoft Bing search engine.[128] In February 2023, users reported seeing large banner advertisements for Microsoft Edge on the Chrome download page, a move that was criticized for deceptively altering part of Google's official website.[129] In October 2023, Microsoft began testing the display of a sidebar containing a survey related to Chrome when the browser is downloaded.[130]
Market share
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Edge's WebKit & Blink layout engines and its V8 JavaScript engine are each free and open-source software, while its other components are each either open-source or proprietary.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official website for preview builds of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Edge Team (April 22, 2020). "Microsoft Edge and Chromium Open Source: Our Intent". GitHub.
- "Microsoft Edge open source projects – demos, tools, data". GitHub.
- Translate; Microsoft Edge - microsoft.com
