Microsoft indicated that the delay in allowing extensions and the small number was due to security concerns. Preliminary support for browser extensions was added in March 2016, with build 14291, three extensions were initially supported. Edge also has a new feature called vertical tabs which allow users to move tabs on the left side of the screen. It also integrates with the 'Reading List' function and provides a 'Reading Mode' that strips unnecessary formatting from pages to improve their legibility. Users can make annotations to web pages that can be stored to and shared with OneDrive, and can save HTML and MHTML pages to their computers. Įdge integrates with Microsoft's online platforms to provide voice control, search functionality, and dynamic information related to searches within the address bar. However, it includes an 'Internet Explorer mode,' aimed at fixing compatibility issues it provides the legacy MSHTML browser engine and supports the legacy ActiveX and BHO technologies. In Windows 11, Edge became the only browser available from Microsoft.

It remained identical to the Windows 8.1 version and did not use the Edge engine as was previously announced. Internet Explorer 11 remained available alongside Edge on Windows 10 for compatibility until 2023, when it was removed. Įdge does not support legacy technologies such as ActiveX and Browser Helper Objects, instead it uses an extension system. Until January 2021, Edge also featured an integrated Adobe Flash Player (with an internal whitelist allowing Flash applets on Facebook websites to load automatically, bypassing all other security controls requiring user activation). Įdge features a built-in PDF reader, and supports WebAssembly. įavorites, reading list, browsing history and downloads are viewed at the Hub, a sidebar providing functionality similar to Internet Explorer's Downloads manager and Favorites Center. The developer toolset of the EdgeHTML-based versions featured an option to emulate the rendering behaviour ('document mode') of Internet Explorer versions 5 to 11. Microsoft initially announced that Edge would support the legacy MSHTML (Trident) browser engine for backward compatibility, but later said that, due to 'strong feedback,' Edge would use a new engine, while Internet Explorer would continue to provide the legacy engine. As its development and release is dependent on the model of Windows as a service, it is not included in Windows 10 Enterprise Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) builds. Microsoft Edge is the default web browser on Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 11, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, replacing Internet Explorer 11 and Internet Explorer Mobile. As of September 2022, Edge is used by 11% of PCs worldwide. In May 2022, according to StatCounter, Microsoft Edge became the second most popular browser in the world, overtaking Apple's Safari (in some countries, such as the United States, Edge is the 3rd most popular, where it has a 14% share, slightly behind Safari's 16% share). In Windows 11, Edge is the default web browser, as well as the only browser available from Microsoft (for compatibility with Google Chrome). Īlthough it was created as the successor to Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft has since terminated security support for the original browser (now referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy), The new Edge is also available on older Windows versions ( Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and later were supported until early 2023), And most recently it also got ported to Linux. The new Edge was publicly released in January 2020, and on Xbox platforms in 2021. In late 2018, it was announced that Edge would be completely rebuilt as a Chromium-based browser with Blink and V8 engines which allows the browser to be ported to macOS. Later on, it got ported to other platforms as a fork of Google's Chromium open-source project: Android and iOS. It was initially built with Microsoft's own proprietary browser engine, EdgeHTML, and their Chakra JavaScript engine. It was first released in 2015 as part of Windows 10 and Xbox One. Microsoft Edge (or simply Edge) is a proprietary, cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. Proprietary software, based on an open source project Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S system software Linux (specifically Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions)

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