Today, Microsoft announced the end of the 25-year old era of Internet Explorer, a former king of browsers. Microsoft has already killed Edge Legacy earlier this year and now plans to retire Internet Explorer, which is still present in every Windows installation.
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Here are Removed and Deprecated features in Windows 10 21H1
On May 18, 2021, Microsoft released the first "major" update for Windows 10 this year. In a now traditional Microsoft fashion, the first Windows update of the year brings little to no new features. In fact, the only visible change for consumers in Windows 10 21H1 is multiple Windows Hello cameras support.
What is the difference between Edge, Edge Beta, Edge Dev, and Edge Canary?
Microsoft released the first public version of the Chromium-based Edge browser a little more than a year ago. It brought much more than a new rendering engine and a fresh icon. With Edge Chromium, Microsoft changed how it develops the browser. Now users get drastically more frequent updates and an entire pack of preview channels to test. Before Edge Chromium, Microsoft simply offered two versions of the browser: stable and preview. Moreover, the latter was available only in Windows 10 preview builds. To test early versions of Microsoft Edge, users had to accept the risks of facing some bugs and instabilities on the OS level.
Edge Canary for Android gets improved translation features similar the desktop version
Not so long ago, Microsoft introduced a new Edge browser for Android that now shares a single code base with its desktop counterparts. As a result, the mobile version is now quickly catching up with features previously available only on Windows or macOS. In the latest update to Edge Canary, Microsoft has brought improved translation capabilities to Android.
Microsoft released a patch to fix YouTube issues in Edge
Recently, Edge users began complaining about YouTube issues in the browser from Microsoft. The application stops responding and consumes enormous amounts of RAM, eventually crashing entirely. One of the Microsoft's engineers confirmed the problem on Reddit and offered users to download Edge Canary as a temporary solution. According to the information from a Microsoft software engineer, Edge Canary was already containing a fix for the problem. Now, that fix is available in the stable channel.
How to Change Language for News and Interests Feed
You can change language for News and Interests feed, and this post will guide you how it can be done. The May 2021 cumulative update for Windows brought a brand-new widget to the taskbar. Now, you can check the weather, read news headlines, follow traffic updates, stock information, and other relevant information without launching a browser.
Office app on Android receives voice memos with automatic transcription
Microsoft continues transforming the Office app on mobile platforms into a universal all-in-one productivity-oriented program. The app already supports tons of features, previously available in individual apps. For example, you can open any Office file, create and edit PDF, scan images, business cards, whiteboards, and QR codes, create forms, and even sharpen your presentation skills with an AI-based coach. The latest update on Android brings another welcomed addition to the Office app: Voice memos with automatic transcription.
Microsoft brings back Bug Bash to make Windows 10 21H2 more stable and reliable
As a part of the Windows Insider program, Microsoft, from time to time, hosts special bug-hunting events called "Bug Bash." During Bug Bash, Microsoft publishes "quests" - special tasks made to test the quality and stability of the new code, spot bugs, and gather more feedback and diagnostic data. Bug Bashes were an important part of the Windows Insider program, with two or even three "bashes" during a development cycle of a new update. For some reason, Microsoft hasn't hosted these events for the past few years. Luckily, the company is back with another Bug Bash to polish the next Windows release and fix as many bugs as possible.
How to Remove a User Profile from Microsoft Edge
Here's how you can remove a user profile from Microsoft Edge.
Edge Chromium brought lots of new features to the browser from Microsoft. Multi-profile support is one of those things that was previously missing. In a modern browser, support for multiple profiles is a must-have, especially if you share a computer with other people. But even if you are the only one who uses your PC, creating a new profile in Edge Chromium lets you separate work, entertainment, studying, etc. If you no longer need one of those profiles, Microsoft Edge has an option to quickly remove a user profile in just a few clicks.
Google Chrome gets a new Sharing Hub, here is how to enable it
You can enable the new Sharing Hub in Google Chrome. It hosts a number of quick actions, including Cast, Generate QR-code, Copy Link, and Save page.
As modern browsers increase the number of built-in features and capabilities, their UIs become more and more cluttered with different buttons and options. Some companies prefer a radical approach to solve this problem by purging redundant UI elements. For example, in the latest Firefox 89 Beta, Mozilla removed the Page Actions menu from the browser, moving available options to different places in the UI. Interestingly, Google just did the opposite: The company introduced a hub that combines several sharing-related features in a single menu.
