Category: Microsoft Edge

The latest Microsoft Edge Canary build makes moving tabs between devices much easier. There is no longer any need to email tabs to yourself or send them in a messenger. Starting with Edge Canary 92.0.873.0, users can send a page to Microsoft Edge on another device using the built-in sharing feature.

A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft quietly introduced Performance Mode for its Edge browser. This mode is not publicly available yet, but some users can enable it in Edge Canary using a simple command. At the time of writing about how to enable Performance Mode in Microsoft Edge, there was no specific information on how this mode works. All we had was a vague description claiming that "Performance mode helps you optimize speed, responsiveness, memory, CPU, and battery usage." In the latest Canary build, Microsoft has provided a little more detail about Performance Mode in the Edge browser.

In April 2021, cumulative updates for Windows 10 permanently removed Edge Legacy from the operating system. Now, Windows 10 ships with Edge Chromium by default. The only device that still runs Edge Legacy is Xbox, but the old browser will not stay there for long. Microsoft plans to replace Edge Legacy with Edge Chromium in nearby future. Xbox Insiders can already test the new browser.

Here is how you can block certain websites in Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge to prevent your children from viewing things you do not want. You can also allow a specific website using the same technique if the pre-built whitelist does include a page that your child needs.

Here's how to allow or block third-party cookies in Microsoft Edge. Third-party cookies are cookies that belong to a different domain than the one listed in the address bar. This type of cookie usually appears when web pages contain content from external websites, such as banner ads. Edge allows blocking them.

Microsoft continues improving the Web Capture feature in Edge. In recent Canary builds, the browser got the ability to add a captured screenshot to any existing collection or create a new one.

Here is how to enable or disable Ask Age Range for Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge. It is disabled by default, so Edge doesn't show the range selection dialog every time you start the Kids Mode browsing session.

When the user launches Kids Mode for the first time, Edge asks to choose the age range. This is required to configure Edge settings so that your child can access relevant and safe content. Although Microsoft Edge does not create a dedicated child profile, it remembers which age range you have selected and no longer asks you to specify it the next time you launch Kids Mode. Such behavior may not work well for families with children of different age groups.

Microsoft released the last Edge 91 build to Insiders in the Dev channel. After that, Edge 91 goes to the Beta channel, and then will eventually reach the stable branch after a relatively short period of testing. Today's release includes a number of new features along of general improvements and minor fixes.

Last week, Microsoft announced its plans to revive the barely abandoned Edge beta program on iOS and open new seats for more users. It did not take long for Microsoft to fulfill the promise. If you have a modern iOS/iPadOS device, you can sign up for the Edge beta program right now.