Category: Microsoft Edge

As you may remember, Chrome developers managed to find a way to make the context menu of the window frame support the native dark theme on Windows.  Edge has finally received the same change, as they both are Chromium-based. So when you run Windows in dark mode, you have a solid appearance.

You can now enable Encrypted Client Hello in Microsoft Edge, starting in version 105. After that, the browser will encrypt all parameters of the TLS protocol, making connections more secure.

Earlier in June, Microsoft has announced several improvements for Collections. One of them, "Inspiration Feed", is now available to some users. It finds on the Internet content similar to what you have saved to your Collections.

Microsoft Edge version 104.0.1293.47 is now available in the stable channel. It is the first browser release that enables the Enhanced Security feature by default. Formerly known as "Super Duper Security Mode", it had two options, Balanced and Strict. Starting with Edge 104 stable, it now adds new mode, "Basic", which is enabled by default.

Microsoft has added a built-in PDF viewer to the Android version of the Edge browser. This can be a small advantage over Chrome, which doesn't include anything like that on mobile. Google's solution is to use a viewer offered by their Google Drive app. For whose who don't have GDrive or any other PDF viewer installed, Microsoft's browser can be in handy.

Last month, Microsoft has secretly added "Quick Commands" to Edge, a command launcher that runs built-in browser functions and options directly. Now, the company officially revealed it under the Command Palette name.

Microsoft is testing another novelty in the Edge browser - an image editor. It will allow you to edit the image before you save it on the drive. It opens an image editor from the right click, similar to which you may have seen for screenshots.

Microsoft has officially announced several improvements that soon come to the Edge browser, and its Collections feature. It will allow you to save images and videos directly to a Collection, and follow Content creators on sites like YouTube and TikTok. Finally, Collections will receive a new "Inspiration Feed" to display related content to your collections.

Quickly after Google, Microsoft today released a new stable version of the Edge browser. It doesn't offer much on the consumer side, and is coming with a few policy updates and general improvements. However, with its release, Microsoft names it the best browser for gamers.

Microsoft is actively adding advanced tools to its browser. Currently, they are testing Quick Commands, and the ability to close tabs with a double-click. But you will find more interesting stuff in the browser's roadmap. According to it, Edge will soon have a calculator, unit converter, translator, Internet speed test and other mini-apps right in the sidebar.