Category: Microsoft Edge

As you may already know, Microsoft is currently working on a new version of the Edge browser. It is a version that shares almost nothing common besides the name with the UWP/Metro Edge browser. The new Edge app is a Chromium-based browser, with extra features added by Microsoft, like Bing Translator, Microsoft Account, and a few of Microsoft's very own features like Read Aloud, Reading View tweaks, and more.

The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser comes with a smiley button on the toolbar that allows sending your feedback with a single click. Some users would like to remove that button, so Microsoft has added such an option to the latest Canary build of Edge.

A new pre-release build of Microsoft Edge is out to the Dev channel. Version 79.0.294.1 features a notable number of fixes and improvements.

Microsoft is releasing a new Dev build of the Edge browser, 79.0.287.2, to Insiders on the Dev channel. The update features a number of new features, including media autoplay blocking, new tab page settings, and various fixes.

A new update to Microsoft Edge Canary has introduced a small change in the user interface of the browser, bringing a slightly modified color scheme for tooltips and the address bar of the browser.

As you may already know, the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge app is currently available for modern Windows versions, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, and MacOS. The team behind the browser is now working to bring the app to Linux.

Yesterday, Microsoft released a new build of Edge to the Beta channel. The company also issued some highlights what's new in the released version.

As you may remember, Microsoft was working on the enhanced version of the 'Global Media Controls' feature for their newest Chromium-based Edge that allows controlling all active media sessions in the browser from a single flyout. Today's Canary build of Edge comes with a few improvements made to the Global Media Controls feature.

Microsoft is releasing a new Dev build of the Edge browser, 79.0.279.0, to Insiders on the Dev channel. The update features reliability improvements and various fixes.

How To Block Potentially Unwanted Apps For Downloads in Microsoft Edge

A new feature has become available in Microsoft Edge Chromium so it can check files you download against the list of potentially unwanted apps. It utilizes Windows Defender to check the files. Here's how you can enable it.