Category: Microsoft Edge

Microsoft announced that two new AI-powered features are now available to Edge browser users: Copilot Actions and Copilot Journeys. For years, web browsers have served as passive tools, requiring users to manually type, click buttons, and manage tabs without assistance. Microsoft Edge changes this approach by embedding intelligent, user-controlled AI features directly into the browser.

Microsoft is releasing the stable version of Microsoft Edge 141 (141.0.3537.57), which includes several new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here are the details.

Microsoft plans to introduce a new security feature in Microsoft Edge that will detect and revoke malicious extensions sideloaded into the browser. The company announced this update on Thursday via the Microsoft 365 roadmap, with a global rollout scheduled for November across standard multi-tenant instances.

Microsoft is releasing the stable version of Microsoft Edge 140 ( full version tag is 140.0.3485.54), which comes with several new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here are the details.

Microsoft has created a new experimental user interface for Edge, codenamed "Olympia UI". The design focuses on interaction with Copilot through a simplified layout and restructured navigation. The company is believed to have abandoned this design in favor of an interface that mimics the Copilot app for Windows. However, the "Olympia UI" is still present in Microsoft Edge builds for the Canary channel.

Microsoft has confirmed that Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime will receive ongoing updates for Windows 10 users through at least October 2028. This support extends beyond the end of Windows 10’s standard lifecycle, which concludes in October 2025.

Microsoft has launched Copilot Mode, a new experimental feature in Microsoft Edge designed to transform how users interact with the web. This update marks a shift from traditional browsing by integrating AI to support proactive, context-aware assistance during online activities.

In a recent update to Microsoft Edge Canary, the company from Redmond has reintroduced the Mica visual effects for Windows 11 users. This decision follows widespread user feedback expressing dissatisfaction with the removal of these design elements in the stable release. The updated Edge Canary again allows full activation of Mica through a feature flag and a settings. When enabled, the UI looks more integrated and aesthetically consistent experience across the operating system.

Microsoft has announced that its Edge web browser has achieved a significant improvement in performance. It now features the global average of First Contentful Paint (FCP) below 300 milliseconds. This improvement, as per Microsoft, is the result of months of optimization efforts.

This guide shows how to make font larger or smaller for the Microsoft Edge browser. You can change the text size in Microsoft Edge that comes pre-installed in most Windows 11 editions and variants. It allows you to customize the default font used when they are not set by a site or page in Microsoft Edge. Obviously, this may not work for some websites.