Category: Microsoft Edge

On Windows 11, Microsoft Edge uses an improved visual style to match the appearance of the operating system. The Mica effect and rounder tabs are part of that look. However, in stable version of Edge these improvements are hidden. In this tutorial, we will look how to enable both Mica and Rounded tabs in the Edge browser.

Microsoft Edge has made changes to help users avoid spammy and misleading website notifications.  The Redmond firm collaborates with law enforcement to identify harmful notifications that falsely claim a computer is infected with a virus and trick users into downloading malware disguised as virus removal tools. The change goes live with Edge 113 and above. These versions of the browser will hide such spammy notifications, instead showing an indicator in the address bar.

Bing, the search engine created by Microsoft, will now incorporate AI-generated recommendations. They will appear when you search for products. The suggestions are provided as a table, providing a comparative analysis of similar products from various manufacturers.

Microsoft has recently changed the traffic volume for the free VPN feature in its Edge browser. Users can now enjoy up to 5 GB of data usage when utilizing the built-in "Secure Network" service. The company has launched it in testing with the 1GB data cap for the free plan, and it has been released with the same limitation to the public. Finally, this has changed.

Microsoft Edge is getting more and more features that you would not expect to see in a web browser. The latest addition is an integrated photo viewer. It includes an thumbnail strip that exposes all images in a folder, and the ability to open image in a dedicated window.

Microsoft is changing the appearance of the dark theme in the Edge browser. The company is shifting to pure black colors for the tab row and toolbars, in addition to the dark gray tone Edge currently sports.

The Enhance images feature in Microsoft Edge makes images in the browser crisp and clear. As follows from the feature description in recent Canary builds, Edge sends image URLs on the websites you browse to Microsoft's servers. So technically it can be used to track your online activity.

Instead of showing a link to Chrome's website, Bing was welcoming users with "AI-generated" fake information. Fortunately, this behavior was disabled after users started accusing Microsoft of dishonest search results.

Microsoft plans to secure their browser in an advanced way. By default, it will have the Balanced option in the Enhanced secure mode enabled. This change will apply to Windows, x64 macOS, x64 Linux, and ARM64 systems, and it can be reverted via a Group Policy.

Microsoft is rolling out the stable version of Microsoft Edge 114. The full release number is 114.0.1823.37. The official changelog mentions the Workspaces feature, several bug fixes, and policy updates. In addition, you can activate mouse gestures (finally in the stable version of the browser).