On February 7, 2020, Microsoft released a new stable version of Microsoft Edge Chromium. Edge Stable 80.0.361.47 a number of improvements, new features, and new policies. Here are the changes.
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Edge Dev 81.0.416.3 Features PDF Improvements and new tools
Microsoft releases a new Dev build of Microsoft Edge Chromium. Edge Dev 81.0.416.3 is released to Insiders with a number of new features, which include the ability to remove duplicate favorites, the ability to highlight text in PDFs, support for web-optimized PDFs, and more.
Remove Microsoft Edge Suggestions from the Start Menu
Edge Appears In Start Menu Ads, Here's How to Get Rid of It
Microsoft recently released the Chromium-based version of the Edge browser. The company is now using Start menu ads to promote the app to Windows 10 users.
Edge 80 Stable Features Native ARM64 Support
Microsoft is releasing a new stable version of Edge Chromium browser. Version 80 is the first major update to the stable channel, featuring native ARM64 support.
Edge Dev 81.0.410.1 is out with a number of improvements
A new Edge Chromium build, 81.0.410.1, hits the Dev channel of the browser. Along with many improvements, this version introduces a keyboard shortcut to enter Immersive Reader mode, supports for cards saved in MSPay, and more.
Edge DevTools Are Now Available in 11 Languages
Microsoft today made an announcement that DevTools included in Edge Chromium are now available in 11 languages. Besides English, it is possible to get them translated in Chinese Simplified and Traditional, French, Italian, Korean, Russian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Disable First Run Experience in Microsoft Edge Chromium
How to Disable First Run Experience in Microsoft Edge Chromium
Microsoft is now using the Chromium open source project for building their Edge browser. The Chromium version of Edge no longer uses EdgeHTML but Google's Blink engine as standard, which will work with Chrome extensions, a similar browsing experience to Chrome and a familiar look. Microsoft Edge now includes a browser policy, HideFirstRunExperience, to disable the First-run experience, including the splash screen, so it won't be shown when the user runs Microsoft Edge Chromium for the first time.
Specify Default Profile to Open Links for Microsoft Edge
How to Specify Default Profile to Open Links for Microsoft Edge
With a new update, Microsoft Edge now allows specifying the default profile to open 'external' links, e.g. links you click in a messenger, or in a Store app. The Edge browser will be started with the chosen profile, allowing you to differentiate profiles for banking, private stuff, and general browsing. Let's see how to use this useful option.
Microsoft Edge Chromium Connection Endpoints
The List of Microsoft Edge Chromium Connection Endpoints
Starting with very first releases of Windows 10, Microsoft was often criticized by a huge number of users, and even by government agencies in certain countries like Netherlands for intensive data collection via the built-in diagnostics and telemetry services. In response, Microsoft had published the list of endpoints Windows 10 connects to after a clean install. Shortly after the release of the stable version of Edge Chromium Microsoft has provided the similar list for Edge.
Microsoft Has Made Unwanted Apps Protection Option Available in Edge Beta
If you are following Winaero, you may remember that Microsoft Edge Chromium can check files you download against the list of potentially unwanted apps. The feature was first introduced in Edge Canary 79.0.280.0, and now it is available in Beta. The company will bring it to the stable version of Edge soon.
