You can now uninstall Flash on Windows 10 and 8.1 using KB4577586
Microsoft has released an optional update for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 that will remove all traces of Adobe Flash Player from the operating systems when installed. Adobe Flash will be retired […]
Microsoft is testing a startup booster for its Edge browser
Microsoft is running an experiment in the latest Microsoft Edge Canary version to find out if the changes can speed up the startup of the web browser. Called Startup Boost, it is […]
Internet Explorer users will be redirected to Microsoft Edge if incompatible sites are opened
Internet Explorer is still widely used, especially in corporate environments. The browser won't receive feature updates anymore but Microsoft will release security updates for it for years to come. One of the […]
Microsoft releases Microsoft Edge Preview for Linux
When Microsoft unveiled the Chromium-based Edge browser some time ago, it surprised many by revealing that the browser would not be Windows 10 exclusive. The classic version of Edge was released only […]
Microsoft makes it difficult to download Microsoft Edge with Firefox and Chrome
Many Windows users use the built-in web browser of the operating system to download other browsers to their system. First it was Internet Explorer, then the classic Edge, and now the new […]
Microsoft begins Manifest v3 tests in Edge that impacts extensions like content blockers
Microsoft announced today that extension developers are now able to test the new extension manifest v3 in the company's Edge browser. When Google announced Manifest v3 for extensions back in January 2019, […]
Microsoft Edge 86: here is what is new
Microsoft released a new stable version of its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser on October 9, 2020. Microsoft Edge 86 introduces a rollback feature to go back to previous versions of Edge, […]
First Look at Microsoft Edge's upcoming Reset Sync feature
Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge web browser supports the syncing of user data like most browsers out there. Edge users may enable sync to synchronize personal data such as their Favorites, Settings, passwords, […]
First look at Microsoft Edge's new Web Capture tool
Microsoft added a web capture feature to the latest version of the company's Microsoft Edge Canary web browser. The Canary version of Microsoft Edge is the cutting edge development version of the […]
A look at Microsoft Edge 87's Sleeping Tabs feature
Microsoft plans to introduce a feature called Sleeping Tabs into the company's Microsoft Edge 87 web browser.The feature is designed to reduce the browser's resource usage by unloading background tabs automatically. The […]
New Microsoft Edge gets open/save/cancel prompts for downloads
The new Microsoft Edge web browser that is based on Chromium handles downloads differently than the classic version of Edge. When you start a download in the new Edge currently, you will […]
Microsoft announces Flash end of support schedule: you can soon remove Flash from Windows entirely
Microsoft revealed today how it plans to deprecate and remove Adobe Flash Player from the company's browsers and operating systems. Administrators who want to remove Flash components entirely in Windows can do […]
Microsoft Edge 85 released to the Stable channel
Microsoft released a new stable version of the company's Edge web browser to the public on August 27, 2020. Microsoft Edge 85, more precisely version 85.0.564.41, is now available via the web […]
Microsoft introduces Secure DNS controls in Edge Canary browser
Microsoft released a new version of Microsoft Edge Canary recently that introduces support for Secure DNS in the browser. Microsoft Edge Canary is the cutting edge development version of the web browser, […]
Microsoft Edge Classic support ends on March 9, 2021
Microsoft will stop supporting its Microsoft Edge classic web browser in all supported versions of the company's Windows 10 operating system on March 9, 2021. The company revealed its plans on its […]
A look at Microsoft Edge's new Quiet Notifications system
All modern web browsers support notification APIs that allow sites to push short messages to user devices once the request to accept notifications from that particular site has been accepted by the […]
Microsoft Edge gets dedicated option to launch site in Internet Explorer Mode
Even though Microsoft is pushing its new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser on Windows 10 and other versions of Windows, it is still maintaining classic Edge and the even older Internet Explorer […]
Microsoft Edge 84 has been released
Microsoft released a new version of its Chromium-based web browser Microsoft Edge on July 16, 2020. Microsoft Edge 84 Stable is a major new update that introduces new functionality and improvements in […]
Microsoft hides www and https in Edge Canary address bar, then restores it
Google launched a controversial change in Chromium and the company's Chrome Canary web browser recently that hides trivial subdomains such as www and the protocol, e.g. http, in the browser's address bar. […]
New Microsoft Edge gets option to navigate back and forward using Backspace
All modern web browsers keep track of a tab's history so that users may go back or forward in history easily. A click on the back or forward button opens the previous […]
Microsoft publishes Translator extension for Edge that you cannot install
If you visit the Microsoft Translator page on the Microsoft Edge Add-Ons website, you may notice that you cannot install the extension in the new Microsoft Edge. If you open the page […]
How to remove the new Microsoft Edge if uninstallation is blocked
Microsoft started to push the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser via Windows Update to Windows devices. The company made the decision to roll out the web browser over time to monitor […]
First look at Microsoft Edge's Search in Sidebar feature
Classic Edge had a feature that allowed you to run searches in a sidebar in the web browser; Microsoft has now added an improved version called Search in Sidebar to the most […]
How to block autoplaying videos in the new Microsoft Edge web browser
Microsoft's new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser may be configured to block autoplaying media -- video and audio -- automatically; this guide provides you with instructions on how to configure Edge to block […]
Microsoft pushes the new Microsoft Edge to unsupported Windows 7 systems
Microsoft ended support for the company's Windows 7 operating system in January 2020 officially. The company provides Enterprise and business customers with options to extend support for up to three years, but […]
New Microsoft Edge browser uses up to 27% less memory on Windows 10 version 2004
If you keep an eye on memory usage on your Windows devices and run a device with Windows 10 version 2004, you may have noticed that Microsoft's new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web […]
Microsoft launches the new Microsoft Edge Add-ons Store officially
Extensions and Microsoft Edge; that has not been a very successful endeavor in the past as the overall extension count was very low when compared to the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox […]
Drag & drop functionality changes soon in Chromium-based browsers
Most Internet users know that they can drop files on the browser window to have them displayed by the browser or opened provided that the file type is supported. If you drag […]
How to block the new Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 devices
Microsoft started the rollout of the new Microsoft Edge web browser that is based on Chromium via Windows Update this week. It is pushed to Windows 10 devices using Windows Update, but […]
Windows Updates KB4541301, KB4541302 and KB4559309 replace old with new Microsoft Edge on Windows 10
Microsoft released a Chromium-based version of the company's Microsoft Edge web browser earlier this year. Users had to download and install the new browser manually up until now but Microsoft made it […]
Microsoft Edge 83: spellchecking uses Windows Spellcheck
Microsoft released Microsoft Edge 83, a new stable version of the company's Chrome web browser, recently to the public. One of the changes of the release switched spell checking from the default […]
What is Microsoft Edge's Link Doctor feature, and how to disable it
Microsoft released Microsoft Edge 83, a new stable version of its Chromium-based web browser last week. The new major version of Edge introduced several new and interesting features including extension synchronization and […]
Microsoft Edge 83 with Extension Sync and other improvements launches
Microsoft released a new stable version of the company's Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser. Microsoft Edge 83 is being rolled out gradually to all systems it is installed on. The company changed […]
How to update the new Microsoft Edge web browser manually (works 100% of time)
Microsoft's new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser has been out for some time now. Microsoft releases new versions of the browser regularly by following the Chromium release schedule closely. Microsoft Edge supports […]
Microsoft removed malicious extensions from its Edge Extensions Store
Microsoft maintains an extensions store similar to the stores maintained by Mozilla and Google. Users of the new Edge web browser may download and install extensions from that store or from the […]
How to enable quiet notification requests in the new Microsoft Edge browser
Users of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser will soon be able to tame web notifications even better than before. Microsoft plans to introduce a feature in the stable version of the […]
Microsoft Edge 81.0.416.53 Stable out with many changes
Microsoft released a new stable version of the company's Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser yesterday evening. The release is already available and should be picked up automatically on most systems. Users may […]
Microsoft to support new Edge browser until July 15, 2021 on Windows 7
Microsoft released the first stable version of the company's new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser one day after it ended support for its Windows 7 operating system. Support for Windows 7 ended […]
How to configure custom cookie options in the new Microsoft Edge browser
Microsoft's new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser comes with quite a few options to manage and control cookies. Apart from blocking all cookies and blocking third-party cookies, Microsoft Edge users may also […]
Microsoft postpones TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation to second half of 2020
Microsoft announced yesterday that its plan to disable the security protocols TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in the company's browsers has been postponed. The company wanted to disable the security protocols in […]
