Microsoft Edge Dev 78.0.268.1 is out with improvements

Microsoft Edge build 78.0.268.1 is out to the Dev channel of the browser, featuring a number of improvements made to stability, performance, and deployment.

The change log Microsoft Edge Dev 78.0.268.1 is not that big as usual.

Update: This build is superseded by version 78.0.268.3, which contains a binary signature fix for Windows 10 S.

New functionality

• Added new logging features to feedback submission. If you click the diagnostic data link on the feedback submission popup, you now have the option to attach additional files like screenshots you’ve taken, as well as reproduce the problem to provide more robust logging.
• Added the ability for Collections items to be reordered with the keyboard.
• Added a management policy to allow history syncing for work or school accounts.

Improved stability

• Fixed an issue where favorites weren’t syncing.
• Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping items on certain internal pages like Favorites sometimes causes the item to disappear.
• Fixed an issue where exporting a Collection to Word sometimes crashes the browser.
• Improved reliability when signed into the browser with a work or school account.
• Improved the reliability of starting Application Guard sessions.

Improved behavior

• Fixed an issue where certain context menu commands for tabs like “Reopen closed tab” went missing.
• Fixed an issue where webpages installed as apps don’t launch.
• Fixed an issue where attempting to open a PDF in an Application Guard window will fail if there are no other Edge windows open.
• Fixed an issue where the browser’s profile image sometimes isn’t updated if it’s changed in the backing account.
• Fixed an issue where tabs with the Find on Page popup open sometimes have the popup closed when they’re moved to different windows.
• Fixed an issue where opening an app from the Apps page closes the apps page.
• Fixed an issue where the Read Aloud bar sometimes appears transparent.
• Fixed an issue where attempting to open multiple Collections items in a new window opened each item in a separate window.
• Fixed an issue where the context menu inside a Collection isn’t dismissed when a new context menu is brought up outside of Collections.

As you may already know, Microsoft is currently using three channels to deliver updates to Edge Insiders. The Canary channel receives updates daily (except Saturday and Sunday), the Dev channel is getting updates weekly, and the Beta channel is updated every 6 weeks. The stable channel is also on its way to users.

Actual Microsoft Edge Versions

The actual pre-release versions of Edge Chromium at the moment of this writing are as follows:

• Beta Channel: 77.0.235.20
• Dev Channel: 78.0.268.1
• Canary Channel: 78.0.273.0

I have covered many Edge tricks and features in the following post:

Hands-on with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge

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