Category: Microsoft Edge

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.

Microsoft is testing new simplified context menus for Edge browser. Currently, it is available as part of A/B testing in Edge Canary 90. The menu appears when you select some text in a PDF document.

It is now possible to enable Client Hints in Microsoft Edge.

Every time you open a webpage, your browser sends some data about your device to a server in a line of code called “User Agent String”. User Agent consists of your browser name, version, operating system, etc. This information is important for proper website functioning but at the same time, it raises some privacy concerns.

Although Chromium-based Microsoft Edge is the default browser in Windows 10, classic Edge based on the EdgeHTML rendering engine is still out there buried deep inside Windows 10. Moreover, there is a way to dig it up and restore it to the former glory. If you are still using classic Edge, which is also known as Edge Legacy, you need to be aware that its days are numbered. More evidence appeared that Edge Legacy can be soon removed from the operating system.

If you happen to have lots of saved websites in your bookmarks, finding the right one may be quite a tedious process. To help you locate the needed page, Edge offers a favorites search that you can access by clicking the Favorites button on the toolbar or with the Ctrl + Shift + O shortcut. In the latest Canary Build, developers made a small tweak to improve Favorites search and make it a little bit faster. 

Microsoft has published a detailed roadmap for the Edge browser. Its Insider website exposes what's coming up to the browser in the near future by getting the "What's next" section.