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Update: Chrome users are also affected. It is a change in the Chromium project.
It has come to our knowledge that some Edge users started receiving a notification message regarding the browser's updates. When trying to install an update, Edge sent a notice that it will soon stop updating itself because the computer’s hardware is no longer supported.
Recently, we reported that Microsoft has started removal of the legacy Edge app from the OS. This information is now officially confirmed. New Microsoft Edge will replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April’s Windows 10 Update Tuesday release.
Today, Microsoft announced a big update to its Authenticator app and a new Autofill extension. These updates will help you keep all the passwords safe in your Microsoft Account and make them available not only in the Edge browser but also in Chrome and the apps on your smartphone.
Microsoft today released Edge Stable that includes a fix for a critical vulnerability, known as "CVE-2021-21148". It is a bug in Chromium, and it affects all browsers that use this open source project.
Here's how you can show or hide Downloads Menu when a Download starts in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft has updated the user interface of Downloads in the Edge browser. The change is already available for a number of users in the Canary and Dev channels. Besides the new look, it also adds the option to automatically open the download pane once a download starts.
Microsoft Edge 89 is now available in the Beta channel, more precisely it is version 89.0.774.18. The stable version 89 will become available in early March. There are a lot of great changes, which of course should be familiar to Dev and Canary Edge users.
You can enable or disable Sync for a profile in Microsoft Edge and change its individual options. Microsoft Edge allow you to sync its settings and browsing data, that including favorites, preferences, extensions, addresses, history, and much more. This implemented via a Microsoft Account that stores your data in the cloud and transfers it across your devices.
It did not take too long for Microsoft to release a native Apple M1 version of the Edge browser. If you try to install the stable version of Microsoft Edge on your new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini, the installer will prompt you to choose between the “Mac with Intel chip” and “Mac with Apple chip”.
Microsoft today released a new Dev version of the Edge browser to Insiders. The release is notable for enabling a new Downloads and Collections experience for everyone. Besides that, there are improvements made to inking in the PDF viewer, fixes, and reliability improvements.
You can now Enable or Disable the Mini Menu for PDF Files in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge has received a new option for that. The browser now allows enabling a mini menu for text selection in the PDF viewer. Instead of the traditional 'large' context menu, the mini menu includes only a few items. Here is how you can enable or disable it.
