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Recently, Google put out a performance report for its Chrome web browser explaining how the changes it made to memory management and caching mechanisms managed to make it the fastest it has ever been. Google is not the only one to do it recently, as Microsoft too made similar claims about performance boosts earlier in the year in April. If you were trying to pick between the two, Microsoft is trying to make it easy for you to decide. In a recent blog post titled "Microsoft Edge browser: The fast, smart alternative to Chrome," the tech giant has laid out all the reasons you should pick its browser over Google Chrome. As pointed out in our first paragraph, performance is something these companies often try to brag about, and for good reasons, because people do want to get a snappier experience. This could explain why Mozilla's Firefox has been left behind over time in terms of market share, as it has not been able to keep up with Chromium-based browsers in the performance department. Microsoft says that Edge is better for your Windows PC than Google's Chrome, as it is a "Microsoft product" that "integrates closely with Microsoft Windows," which helps with "performance benefits." Besides that, the Redmond company also points out other "speed and efficiency" features of Edge, like sleeping tabs that helped save 'over 7 trillion megabytes of memory' in 2024. And Edge is also said to "help with smooth performance so that add-ons like Microsoft Translator, ad blockers, and password managers work efficiently." Microsoft adds how the "optimized architecture of Edge helps with lower CPU load and overall resource consumption, providing a smooth experience, particularly on low-spec devices" and also how its "efficient resource allocation helps minimize slowdowns." Aside from performance, productivity is another area where Microsoft says Edge excels. That is thanks to Microsoft 365 integration and other AI tools. In the end of the blog post, Microsoft suggests that this is the right time to switch to Edge from Google Chrome. You can find the post here on Microsoft's official website. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has updated Edge Beta to version 138. Its changelog contains many new features and improvements, some of which are quite interesting. For starters, Microsoft Edge is getting a media control center. This feature is intended to let you control multiple media sources from any website in a single place. The media control center button will show up on the toolbar (a button with a note icon), allowing you to launch picture-in-picture, cast media to other devices, control music or video, and more. Next is an AI upgrade for the History section. It now uses artificial intelligence to find relevant websites in your history. From now on, you do not need to remember the exact name of the website or a word from the page's name. You can find what you need using synonyms, phrases, or words with typos. Microsoft says this feature uses an on-device model that is trained on your data and does not send any information to Microsoft. AI-powered history search is rolling out gradually to Edge Beta insiders. Another interesting change is the dynamic Settings menu. If the browser slows down, a notification from Performance and Extensions Detector will show up in the menu to help users learn about the built-in methods to improve performance. Like AI-powered history search, this feature is rolling out gradually. Other changes in Microsoft Edge 138 Beta include the following: Microsoft Edge can now use your primary work profile by default when opening external links instead of the last used profile (rolling out gradually). Autofill received a new toggle that lets users consent to Microsoft Edge collecting web form field labels to improve suggestion accuracy. Note that this feature does not send user-entered data; it only sends field labels. Enterprise users can now view sensitivity labels in MIP-protected PDFs. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Summarization is now available in the context menu (gradual rollout). As usual, each major browser release delivers policy updates. You can find the complete list of policy changes in the release notes. Microsoft Edge Beta 138 is now available for download. You can get it on the official Edge Insider website. Version 138 will be available in the Stable Channel on the week of June 26, 2025. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Avid Windows users must be familiar with the dirty tactics Microsoft employs to push its Edge browser. It's a song as old as time; remember when Internet Explorer was primarily used as a tool to download Chrome or Firefox because it was the only thing available? Shortly after IE died, Edge inherited that legacy, becoming the browser you often had to use just to get the browser you actually wanted. Even Microsoft knows this: For years, we have endured the relentless pop-ups after updates, third parties being blocked from changing the default browser on Windows 11, banners appearing when you dare visit a competitor's download page, a fake "how to uninstall Edge" guide, and links within Windows apps that just had to open in Edge, regardless of your set preferences. Microsoft has announced it is dialing back some of this aggressive behavior, promising a reprieve from the constant Edge bombardment. But (and it's a pretty big but) this only applies if you're in the EEA. This shift isn't Microsoft suddenly having a profound change of heart and deciding to respect user choice out of the goodness of its heart. No, this is all thanks to the Digital Markets Act, a major EU rule that targets big online platforms, what they call "gatekeepers", because these companies have a huge impact on how the digital market works. So, what is actually changing for users in the EEA? For starters, Microsoft Edge will not prompt you to set it as the default browser unless you actually open it directly, like by clicking its icon on the taskbar. This specific change started rolling out with Edge version 137.0.3296.52. Other Microsoft apps will also stop bugging you to reinstall Edge if you dared to remove it, with updates for this rolling out in June to Windows 10 and 11. And speaking of default browsers, this is where a significant improvement lies. Previously, hitting "Set default" for your browser in Windows was half baked, only grabbing basic web links like http and https and HTML files. Now, if you're in the EEA, setting your default browser will also cover more obscure link types like ftp and "read," plus a wider array of web-related file formats such as .mht, .svg, .xml, and even .pdf files, provided your chosen browser says it can handle them. The Bing app and those Windows Widgets, which previously had a nasty habit of ignoring your browser choice, will also start opening web links in your default browser. Hallelujah. Users in the EEA will also gain the ability to uninstall the Microsoft Store entirely later this year, though apps previously installed from it will still receive updates. Windows Search is also getting an upgrade in the EEA. Right now, searching from the taskbar mostly just sends you to Bing, no matter what browser you use. But for users in the EEA, other apps will be able to plug into Windows Search and show web results too. If an app registers as a web search provider, it'll start working as soon as you install it. You'll also be able to see results from multiple providers in the search interface, not just Bing. The usual scoping tabs will still be there if you want to filter things, but the default view will be more varied. And yes, you'll even be able to reorder the providers in Settings. These changes are already in Windows Insider builds and are expected to roll out to Windows 10 and 11 in early June. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft is rolling out a big feature update for its browser. Edge 137 is now available in the Stable Channel with a few important changes and improvements. The update also removes quite a lot of features, which were first announced with the release of Edge 137 Beta a few weeks ago. With the release of Microsoft Edge 137, the following components are being removed: Image Editor, Image Hover Menu, Mini Menu, Video Super Resolution, and Wallet Hub. Microsoft is ditching those features to streamline the experience, particularly in Wallet. All the data stored in your Wallet (payment data and personal information) will be available in the password manager. You can read more about changes to Wallet in a document on the official support website. As for new features and improvements, Edge 137 brings picture-in-picture enhancements, namely new playback controls. Now, besides play/pause, you skip forward and backward and use the playback progress bar. Another addition is Web Content Filtering, a new feature announced at Build 2025. With WCF, companies can block millions of inappropriate sites by selecting the categories they want to block. Microsoft updates Web Content Filtering every day to keep its policies and blocking lists relevant and up to date. At the moment, it is in public preview. Other changes include page summarization and contextual queries support in Copilot on the Work tab for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat, "Find on Page" integration into Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Microsoft Edge for Business, and various policy changes, which you can check out in the official changelog. There is also a fix for Outlook and Teams links not showing sidepane content for users with the sidebar visibility set to "Auto Hidden." Finally, Edge 137.0.3296.52 patches eight security vulnerabilities, which you can find in the Microsoft Security Update Guide using this link. Microsoft Edge will download and install version 137 automatically in the background and apply it upon the next restart. You can speed things up by heading to edge://settings/help. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

An experimental Edge feature lets you enable or disable all extensions when on a specific site with a single click. Microsoft Edge could soon gain the option to disable all extensions with a single click. The option is in testing within Edge Canary, so it could be a while before it ships to everyone. That is, of course, if it ships at all. As highlighted by Leo Varela (X user @Leopeva64), Microsoft tested similar functionality a few years ago but chose not to release it. The new version of the feature differs slightly from the earlier test, but the functionality remains largely the same. When browsing any website, you can use the extensions menu to disable all extensions on that specific site. Some extensions already support being paused. For example, uBlock Origin has a large on/off button in case you want to view ads on a specific site or if the adblocker prevents desired content from appearing on a page. The new Edge feature would give users a quick and easy way to pause all extensions, which could ensure a clean experience on certain sites when needed. Google Chrome has a similar option already and Microsoft has explored this functionality before, so the extension feature would be a welcome addition to Edge. Microsoft has several features in development for Edge. Recently, the tech giant started testing a new tab page for Edge that centers around Copilot. That page used to require a hidden flag, but it is now rolling out to everyone. Microsoft also revamped the Edge Add-ons site earlier this year. Edge supports installing extensions from the Chrome Web Store, so some people use that rather than the Edge Add-ons site. Microsoft's update to the Add-ons page makes it easier to find the best extensions and has a reorganized themes section. We'll have to wait to see if Microsoft releases the new extension feature or if the company scraps the option again. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft Edge version 136.0.3240.92 has been released to all users in the Stable Channel. This update brings some changes to the new tab page and a bunch of fixes. Starting this month, Microsoft Edge will show more "productivity-related Copilot prompts" near the search box on the new tab page. Additionally, there will be a new Copilot button that will send your current search query to Copilot. These updates are available across all Microsoft Edge channels and are rolling out gradually to all users. Here is what was fixed in Microsoft Edge 136.0.3240.92: Fixed an issue that may have affected extensions that bring up a window. Extensions designed to run continuously were being paused in the background when the window was minimized or occluded. Fixed an issue that caused the Microsoft Defender Application Guard window to automatically close 1 minute after launch without any user interaction. Fixed an issue that prevented text from being displayed and other rendering issues when viewing certain PDF files containing Japanese fonts. Besides the stable release, Microsoft pushed Edge 137.0.3296.39 to the Beta Channel. It contains the same updates to the new tab page, plus a new Web Content Filtering (WCF) for Educational and SMB organizations. Microsoft announced this feature at Build 2025, and it is aimed to give IT admins an easy way block inappropriate websites to keep students and employees safe online. With WCF, Microsoft allows carpet-blocking millions of websites by simply selecting the needed categories. WCF in Microsoft Edge is currently a public preview, and you can learn more about it in the official documentation. You can update Microsoft Edge by heading to edge://settings/help. The browser can also update itself automatically the next time you launch it. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft Edge has a built-in PDF translation that works by selecting a portion of a text. In order to translate, a user has to either then right-click on the selected text and then use the "Translate selection" option or use the Translate option from the PDF toolbar. However, the company is massively amping up this capability. At Build 2025 today, Microsoft has announced that the translation feature can now translate an entire document "with just a few clicks" and the feature will work across over 70 languages. Here's how it will work according to Microsoft: "With just a few clicks, users will be able to open a PDF in Edge, click the Translate icon in the Edge address bar and quickly create a new document fully translated into the language of choice." Currently, the feature is in testing in the Canary channel but Microsoft hopes it will be generally available next month, in case no breaking bug is detected by then during beta testing. Another improvement related to documents is an upcoming Edge for Business feature that will help with summarization. With the help of Copilot Chat in Edge, found on the Edge for Business sidebar, Microsoft's browser will soon be able to summarize Microsoft 365 Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Document summarization aside, Microsoft 365 Copilot is bringing Agents to Edge for Business such that commercial users will be able to automate tasks that feel are repetitive. Microsoft uses the example of a "Sales Assistant Agent" to explain how it will work: "Sales Assistant Agent will generate leads, track customer interactions and offer sales insights. Agents will be available in early June through Copilot Chat in the Microsoft Edge for Business sidebar and will enable users to access them without leaving the page and breaking their flow." Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents will be available next month in June while the summarization feature is currently in preview. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft Edge users can download a new minor update for the browser, version 136.0.3240.76, which addresses "various bugs and performance issues" and resolves security patches. Unlike Edge 137, which recently arrived in the Beta Channel and removed many features from the browser, version 136.0.3240.76 does not include any functional changes. More importantly, it fixes a security vulnerability that is known to be exploited in the wild. In other words, hackers are already using the Chromium security hole for attacks. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-4664, dubbed "Insufficient policy enforcement in Loader." It is a high-severity vulnerability that allows hackers to trick the browser into revealing information from other websites, which could lead to sensitive information leaks. Google has already patched the vulnerability, and other Chromium-based browsers, including Edge, are now following suit. The second patched vulnerability is CVE-2025-4609, "Incorrect handle provided in unspecified circumstances in Mojo." This one also originates from Chrome, but specific details have not been disclosed yet. The release notes also mention fixed bugs and performance issues, but Microsoft does not list any specific improvements, so we will have to take the company's word for it. Last week, though, Microsoft released another small update for the Edge browser to address the non-working Microsoft Editor spellchecker and fix other security vulnerabilities. Microsoft Edge will update itself automatically in the background and apply the latest updates between launches. However, you can speed things up by navigating to edge://settings/help. This will force Edge to check for available updates and apply them right now (a restart is required). Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Some big changes are coming to Microsoft Edge. The company is dropping quite a lot of features as part of Edge 137, which is now available in the Beta Channel. Version 137.0.3296.16 is now available for download with a hefty list of changes. Starting with the removed features, this May, Microsoft is deprecating Image Editor, Image Hover menus, Mini menus, the built-in video upscaler, and the Wallet Hub. The latter used to be a dedicated section for payment-related stuff (Microsoft even experimented with integrating crypto), but now, Microsoft is simplifying the experience by moving payment information to the password manager. Here is what Microsoft says: Still, Edge 137 is not all about removing stuff. The update brings a reworked picture-in-picture mode, which now features additional controls like play, skip forward/backward, and a progress bar: Here is the rest of the changelog: You can download Microsoft Edge 137 Beta from the Edge Insider website. Microsoft plans to release the update in the Stable Channel on the week of May 29, 2025. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Following the release of Microsoft Edge 136 at the beginning of May, Microsoft dropped another Edge update for customers in the Stable Channel. Version 136.0.3240.64 is now available for all to download, and it features two changes: fixes for Microsoft Editor and security patches. Microsoft Edge, currently the second most popular desktop browser, has a custom spellchecker called Microsoft Editor, which watches over your writing. In addition to basic typos and misspelled words, Microsoft Editor can highlight grammar mistakes and offer various suggestions to improve your writing. However, after the recent updates, Microsoft Editor stopped working, and now, Microsoft is fixing that with version 136.0.3240.64: Note that Microsoft Editor sends the data you type to Microsoft's servers for processing and spellchecking. Also, this feature is enabled by default. If you are not okay with that due to privacy concerns or other reasons, you can switch to basic spellchecking or turn it off for good. To do so, head to Settings > Languages > Writing Assistance > Enable grammar and spellcheck assistance. Additional changes in Microsoft Edge 136.0.3240.64 update include a fix for CVE-2025-4372, a Chromium security vulnerability: CVE-2025-4372: Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 136.0.7103.92 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) You can update Microsoft Edge to the latest version by heading to edge://settings/help. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has a very useful app called Authenticator, which is handy for generating two-factor authentication codes, storing and autofilling passwords, keeping payment data secure, and more. Unfortunately, Microsoft has some bad news for Authenticator customers. Next month, the app will lose one of its best features. In a new support document, Microsoft outlined its plans for the password-managing capabilities. In simple words, Microsoft kills it to make you use Edge. Starting June 2025, Microsoft Authenticator will no longer be able to save new passwords in Authenticator. In July 2025, the app will stop auto-filling your data in websites and apps and delete your payment information. Finally, in August 2025, all your saved passwords, including those generated, will disappear. The reason? To put it simply, so that more people switch to Edge (which has a hard time increasing its market share). In the support document, Microsoft said that the change is to "streamline autofill so you can use saved passwords easily across devices." Still, the app itself is not going anywhere. You will be able to keep using it to generate two-factor authentication codes and store passkeys. It is just that the app is getting a lot less useful and now forces everyone to either use Edge or switch to another password manager. Speaking of switching, Microsoft offers two courses of action: one is to embrace Microsoft's "AI browser" Edge (the browser supports autofill in apps on Android and iOS), or export all data from Authenticator to another password manager. Microsoft notes that all data should be exported before August 1, 2025. After that day, passwords and other information will be automatically deleted. You can read more about the announcement, which was discovered right after Microsoft announced some changes to the passwordless experience in Microsoft Accounts, in a support document on the official website. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025. The decision is to streamline autofill support and consolidate credentials management under a single platform, Microsoft Edge. The move requires action from impacted users as they are given until August 1, 2025, to export their information from Authenticator, or risk losing it. Microsoft Authenticator is a free mobile app (iOS and Android) that provides secure sign-in for mobile accounts using multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods like time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs), push notifications, or biometrics-based confirmations. The app supports authentication for Microsoft services like Microsoft accounts, Azure AD, and GitHub, as well as non-Microsoft platforms. The autofill feature was added to mobile Authenticator apps in December 2020, allowing users to fill their credentials saved in the Authenticator on sign-in forms automatically. Support for this feature is about to end, though, as Microsoft announced the phased deprecation of autofill in three steps: June 2025: You can no longer save new passwords in Authenticator. July 2025: Autofill will stop working in Authenticator; stored payment info will be deleted. August 2025: Saved passwords and unsaved generated passwords will no longer be accessible in Authenticator. Users pushed to (the) Edge Microsoft announced that autofill and the password manager are now moving to its browser, Edge. Users who want to continue using the passwords saved in Microsoft Authenticator for autofill will need to install Microsoft Edge on their phone (iOS, Android). "Your saved passwords (but not your generated password history) and addresses are securely synced to your Microsoft account, and you can continue to access them and enjoy seamless autofill functionality with Microsoft Edge," reads the announcement. To complete the migration of the autofill functionality to Microsoft's browser, users need to find 'Autofill/Passwords' in their device settings and choose Edge as the preferred service. Then, launch Edge and sign in with your Microsoft account to allow the syncing of passwords to begin. If everything is done correctly, all passwords should be accessible via Settings > Passwords on Edge. If users don't want to use Edge, Microsoft allows exporting passwords so they can be moved to another password manager, but this must be done before August 1, 2025. For payment information, July 2025 is the deadline. To export passwords from Microsoft Authenticator, select menu > Settings > Autofill > Export Passwords > select an export location and tap 'Save.' The importing process is only applicable to account passwords. Payment info will have to be manually re-inputted for security reasons. Microsoft noted that Passkeys will continue to be supported in Authenticator, so users who actively use them to sign in to their Microsoft Accounts must ensure the app remains enabled as their Passkey Provider. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

I used to cover Statcounter's monthly findings about Windows and browser market share each month. While in the Windows part, drastic changes happen every time (Windows 11 is quickly catching up to Windows 10), things on the browser side are completely stalled. Competing with Google Chrome is an immense task, and even corporations like Microsoft are struggling to put a dent in Chrome's market share. Statcounter reports that during the last 12 months, the desktop browser market share worldwide has seen very little to no action. Google Chrome, despite all the regulatory turbulence around it, remains uncontested with an overwhelming 65.02% market share, which, in April 2025, decreased by 0.62 points. One year ago, in April 2024, Microsoft Edge had 12.97%. Fast forward to May 2025, Microsoft's browser has 13.29% (-0.08 points in one month and +0.32 points year-over-year). Despite being the default browser in Windows 10 and 11, despite being very hard to delete from the operating system, and despite all the efforts Microsoft puts into making users switch from Chrome (some of them are quite aggressive and openly user-hostile), Edge still seems permanently stuck with its 13% market share worldwide (the highest point was 13.9% by the end of February 2025). Source: Statcounter In some countries, though, things are a bit better for Microsoft. For example, in the United Kingdom, Edge has a more impressive 21.78%, while Chrome has 52.45%. But then, there is India, where Chrome sits at a whopping 86.22% and Microsoft Edge is all the way down at just 5.65%. Apple's Safari is the third most popular desktop browser worldwide with a 7.95% market share (-0.3 points in April 2025). Firefox is fourth with 6.14% (+0.12 points), and Opera closes the top 5 with a modest 3.04% market share (+0.1 point). You can find more information about Statcounter's latest browser findings on the official website. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

It appears that the current Copilot integration in Microsoft Edge is not enough for the company. Microsoft is now experimenting with letting users set Copilot as their new tab page in Edge. By default, Microsoft Edge has Copilot in a sidebar for quick responses, but with the latest updates, you can have it on the new tab page instead of the current one with a Bing search bar, quick links, backgrounds, and a news feed. Here is how to enable it: Download Microsoft Edge 137.0.3274.0 or newer (currently available in the Edge Insider program) Go to edge://flags, a page with all the experimental features and flags in Microsoft Edge. Find and enable the following flags: NTP Composer—set to "Enabled with experimental features" NTP Composer Chat Ranking—set to "Enabled" NTP Composer Focus—set to "Enabled" NTP Composer Use Copilot Search—set to "Enabled" Restart Microsoft Edge and open a new tab. You will see the Copilot interface with a quick Office link, some suggestions, a settings button, and more. It is worth reminding that features on the edge://flags page are experimental. They are often raw, unfinished, buggy, and overall not ready for their public debut. However, if you feel adventurous, you can try it on Microsoft Edge version 137, which is currently available for insiders in the Dev and Canary channels. In other Edge-Copilot news, Microsoft recently launched Copilot Vision for its browser. With Copilot Vision, you can let Copilot see your current tab and offer useful information and insights about it. Copilot Vision is also coming to Windows 11, and you can try it in recent preview builds. Do you like the idea of having Copilot as the default new tab page in Microsoft Edge? Share your thoughts in the comments. Source: Deskmodder Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Earlier this month, Microsoft released Edge 135 in the Stable Channel. Following that, Microsoft issued a few small updates for the browser to address various bugs and security issues. Now, Edge 135 has received yet another small update. Version 135.0.3179.85 is now available for download with two fixes and two security updates. Fixed bugs include a problem with the initial setup experience failing to open a welcome page and the Copilot icon disappearing on systems with certain policies applied. Here is the changelog: As for security updates, two patches are included with version 135.0.3179.85: CVE-2025-3619: Heap buffer overflow in Codecs in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 135.0.7049.95 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical) CVE-2025-3620: Use after free in USB in Google Chrome prior to 135.0.7049.95 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) You can update your Microsoft Edge installation by heading to edge://settings/help. The browser will also notify you about a pending update with a notification on the toolbar. As for more substantial updates, earlier this week, Microsoft launched Copilot Vision in Edge. This feature enables Copilot to see the content of your tabs and provide you with guidance and additional information. Also, Microsoft published an update on replacing Edge's built-in PDF reader with one from Adobe. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Following the release of Copilot Vision in Microsoft Edge and Edge 136 in the Beta Channel, Microsoft is bringing Edge 137 from the Canary Channel to Dev. Edge Insiders can download build 137.0.3255.0 with WebUI improvements and a typically long list of various fixes, small patches, and other changes. Here is the changelog: Microsoft Edge Dev is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. You can download it from the official website. Version 136 is expected in the Stable Channel during the week of May 1, 2025. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Last October, Microsoft announced Copilot Vision for the web. This feature allows users to share the web content they are viewing with Copilot and have their queries related to that content answered simply by speaking. Copilot Vision is like having an expert sitting next to you, looking at your screen and helping you along the way. Until now, Copilot Vision was only available to Copilot Pro subscribers. Today, Microsoft announced that Copilot Vision is now available to all Microsoft Edge users for free. It is important to note that Copilot Vision only works with select websites, including Amazon.com, Target.com, Wikipedia, and Tripadvisor. Specifically, it will not function on websites with paywalls or sensitive content. Copilot Vision is an entirely opt-in feature, and Microsoft does not store or use any data from Copilot Vision—whether audio, images, text, or conversations—for model training. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the expansion of Copilot Vision to its mobile and Windows apps. Using the Copilot mobile app, users can point their phone's camera at their surroundings and request information, guidance, or ideas. Copilot can analyze both real-time video from the camera and photos stored in the phone’s gallery. The new native Copilot app for Windows also supports Copilot Vision, and this feature is currently available to Windows Insiders. Based on user feedback, Microsoft plans to expand access to more users. Once the feature becomes widely available, users will be able to share any browser or app window with Copilot and get their questions answered. To use Copilot Vision on Windows, users can click the glasses icon in the Copilot app's composer, select the browser window or app they want to share, and ask Copilot anything they want. Users running the latest version of Edge browser can check out the Copilot Vision experience here. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

In addition to a new Dev build for Edge Insiders, Microsoft dropped a big update for testing in the Beta Channel. Version 136, namely 136.0.3240.8, is now available for testing ahead of its Stable Channel release. In this update, Microsoft is bringing a lot of improvements to the settings section, including navigations, alerts, your profile badge, a new page for extensions, and more. Here is the changelog: Other changes in Edge 136 Beta include fixes and improvements that Microsoft introduced in two feature updates in the Dev Channel: Microsoft Edge Dev Channel update to 136.0.3193.0 Microsoft Edge Dev Channel update to 136.0.3193.2 You can find the rest of the changelog with policy updates and other alerts in the official documentation. If you want to try Edge 136 in the Beta Channel ahead of its Stable Release on the week of May 1, head to the official Edge Insider website. You can test it side-by-side with the stable version or other preview releases on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has released a new update for Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. Version 136.0.3240.8 is now live, and it includes a traditional list of fixes, improvements, and small changes on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. Here is what is new: If you use Microsoft Edge Dev as your primary browser or for testing, it will update itself automatically in the background and apply the latest version upon the next restart. Alternatively, you can force-update the browser by heading to edge://settings/help. Microsoft Edge Dev is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. You can download it from the official website. Version 136 is expected in the Stable Channel during the week of May 1, 2025. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has announced that Edge 134 has achieved 'significant performance improvements,' making it 9% faster than 133, based on the Speedometer 3.0 benchmark. This comes two months after the company showcased better responsiveness in Edge, thanks to its switch from React to WebUI 2.0. The company says that the Speedometer 3.0 benchmark recorded a 6% jump from 3% to 9% between Edge 133 and 134. The test was carried out on a Windows 11 machine with a 13th-generation Intel Core i5. Note that you may not experience the same improvements Microsoft is reporting on your machine, as performance metrics are influenced by a number of factors like your hardware, how many applications are open and running on it, and more. Microsoft attributes the jump in speed between 133 and 134 to the focus it put on "optimizing speed" and the code changes it made to Edge and the Chromium engine that powers it. It also adds that based on its own field telemetry, when compared to Edge 133, 134 is 1.3% faster at navigation, starts up 2% faster, and offers a 5-7% improvement in the responsiveness of web pages. Edge 134 landed in the stable channel a little over a month ago and brought several updates, including the removal of the “Add account” option for Entra ID users, the deprecation of Microsoft Search in Bing, and seamless link opening in Teams on macOS with Edge. The update also introduced a preview of a new policy to protect against scareware attacks and improvements to Edge settings with a more responsive interface. You can grab Edge 134 from our software page. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has been steadily updating its Game Assist browser for Windows 10 and 11's Game Bar (announced in November 2024), bringing users new features and improvements on a monthly basis. April is no exception, and this month's update is now available for users in the Stable and preview channels. In the Stable channel, Game Assist received support for new games, such as Assassin's Creed Shadows, Monster Hunter Wilds, Split Fiction, World of Warcraft, and Genshin Impact. It now defaults to desktop versions of websites, supports the F6 key to set focus on the address bar, opens links from form sidebar apps without switching to desktop Edge, and more. In the preview channels, Game Assist now features improved looks that match the Game Bar's recent redesign. You can now view favorites and history, use extensions from context menus, and more. A neat new addition is the Ctrl + G shortcut, which pastes the name of the game you are currently playing. Here is what is new in the Stable release: Those testing Edge in the Canary and Dev Channels have a separate changelog: Microsoft Edge Game Assist is currently available in preview. You can try it out on your system by heading to Edge Settings > Appearance > Game Assist (Preview). After that, open Game Bar and click Game Assist from the list of available widgets. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has announced that it is killing its window.external.getHostEnvironmentValue() method of gathering data related to the user device and browser. Instead, the company is moving to a more privacy-focused and standardised User-Agent Client Hints API. It writes: Microsoft further explains: Thus, the User-Agent Client Hints API builds on the Client Hints framework to let websites access browser and platform details, and essentially, it minimizes the data footprint users leave behind when browsing while still allowing websites to get enough information to provide an optimized experience. Microsoft has also provided a timeline for the deprecation. The company says that it will be doing so in three steps broadly and plans to fully remove it by October, which aligns with the Windows 10 support death. It writes: Microsoft has also added that an extension request is allowed for websites that rely on it. You can find more details about it here on the official blog post. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Copilot within the Microsoft Edge Sidebar now supports Think Deeper and opening previous conversations. Microsoft Edge's Sidebar just got a big boost for AI users. Copilot within the Sidebar can now show previous conversations and it supports Think Deeper. The addition was spotted by Leo Varela, who shared screenshots on Reddit. The new features are rolling out gradually, so you may not have them at this time. For example, I am able to view previous conversations within Copilot in the Edge Sidebar but Think Deeper support has not rolled out to my browser yet. These additions make Copilot in the Sidebar more comparable to its web and Android versions in terms of features. In fact, Copilot in the Sidebar now beats its web counterpart because it can show previous conversations. At least for me, Copilot on the web does not show a way to review previous conversations. What is Think Deeper? Think Deeper is a Copilot feature powered by OpenAI's o1 model. It is designed for complex tasks that require context and comparison. For example, Think Deeper can break down the pros and cons of buying an electric car or renovating a home. As the name suggests, Think Deeper is for conversations that require more thought and is designed for extended discussions. Using Think Deeper takes a bit more time to load, but its answers are more thorough than those generated through regular Copilot. In my testing, follow-up questions from Copilot are much better when using Think Deeper. I always caution on over-relying on AI to make decisions, but Think Deeper can help spark conversation and provide context for deeper topics. Copilot users can use Think Deeper for free, though Copilot Pro users get preferred access during peak usage. Microsoft Edge Sidebar Copilot was added to the Edge Sidebar back when the AI tool was in preview and still used the Bing Chat branding. (Image credit: Windows Central) I've been a fan of the Microsoft Edge Sidebar since it first entered testing. I called Sidebar the "best browser feature you've never heard of" back in 2022. Sidebar creates a small tab that you can hide or expand on demand. That tab can show anything from messaging apps like Telegram to tools like a calculator. I use Sidebar mostly for Microsoft Edge Drop (another hidden gem on Edge), and to preview how Windows Central articles will look on mobile devices. The feature has received several updates since its initial launch. Most notably, it now houses an easy way to access Copilot without having to navigate to a new tab. Until recently, Copilot within the Edge Sidebar had limitations that the web version of Copilot did not. The addition of conversation history helps bring the Sidebar version of Copilot to parity with Copilot on the web. The addition of Think Deeper is also a welcome upgrade. With the addition of that feature and other options available, Copilot within the Sidebar is arguably the best way to use Copilot on a PC. That could change, however, with the release of the new Copilot app for Windows 11 that's in testing right now. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of February): 874 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft Edge 134 has been updated to a new version in the Stable Channel. Not much is present in version 134.0.3124.83 apart from fixes for recent time zone changes and patches for security vulnerabilities. Here is the changelog: As for security patches, the latest update packs important Chromium fixes. The patched vulnerabilities have been reported to be exploited in the wild (one is flagged as critical), so users are urged to update their browsers as soon as possible: You can update Microsoft Edge to the latest version by heading to edge://settings/help. You can also continue using the browser as is, and it will update itself in the background. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of February): 874 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Keyboard shortcuts are a great productivity tool, especially for people whose workflows involve a lot of typing. Instead of reaching out for your mouse, you can quickly press a sequence of keys to execute a command, thus speeding things up and making the workflow more convenient. However, discovering useful shortcuts in your favorite apps is not a straightforward process. Some time ago, I published a list of the top 10 Windows 11 shortcuts I cannot use my PC without. Now, it is time for Microsoft Edge. Here are my top 10 favorite keyboard shortcuts in the Edge browser. 1. Ctrl + Shift + L: Paste and Go This shortcut is a three-in-one shortcut: it sets the focus to the address bar, pastes what is in the clipboard, and "presses" Enter, allowing you to do a search or navigate to the copied website address with a single press of just three keys. Very convenient. The only thing I am not a fan of is the fact that the shortcut only works for the current tab instead of opening a new one. However, you can bypass this limitation by pressing Ctrl + T to open a new tab and then hitting Ctrl + Shift + L. 2. Tab navigation Microsoft Edge has a few shortcuts for quick tab navigation, which can save you time when switching between tabs: Ctrl + Tab: switch to the next tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab: switch to the previous tab Ctrl + 1 / 2 / 3: switch to the first, second, third, etc, tab. Note that if you have over 9 tabs open, pressing Ctrl + 9 switches to the last tab instead of the ninth tab. 3. Tab actions You can open new tabs, close tabs, re-open closed tabs, and do a lot more with your Microsoft Edge tabs without touching your mouse. Here are the shortcuts for some of the most common actions: Ctrl + T: open a new tab. Ctrl + Shift + T: re-open the last closed tab. Keep pressing this shortcut to re-open other recently closed tabs. Ctrl + W: close tab Ctrl + M: mute tab Ctrl + D: bookmark tab Ctrl + N: open a new window Ctrl + Shift + N: open a new InPrivate window 4. Alt + 😧 Set focus on the address bar If you want to quickly navigate to another website or perform a web search without opening a new tab, press Alt + D and type whatever you want. This shortcut sets the focus on the address bar, also allowing you to copy the current tab's address. Bonus: use the Ctrl + E shortcut to focus on the address bar in search mode. 5. Ctrl + Enter: add www or .com This handy shortcut can auto-add www or .com to anything you type into the address bar. For example, you can type "microsoft" and press Ctrl + Enter to turn it into www.microsoft.com. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to do the same but in a new browser window. 6. Browser sections Downloads, history, favorites, and other sections of the Edge browser have dedicated shortcuts for quick access. Also, the browser automatically sets focus to the first item in each menu for keyboard navigation using arrow keys. Ctrl + H: history. Tip: use Ctrl + Shift + Delete to delete your browsing data quickly. Ctrl + J: downloads Ctrl + Shift + O: favorites 7. Alt + Arrow keys: navigation You can navigate back or forward to the previous or next page by pressing Alt + Left Arrow (go back) or Alt + Right Arrow (go forward). 8. Ctrl + Shift + S: screenshot Did you know that Microsoft Edge has a built-in screenshot utility? You can capture something on the page and annotate the screenshot. Alternatively, the tool lets you use the captured image to visual search—handy when you need to look something up on the internet. 9. Ctrl + G / Ctrl + Shift G: toggle between search results Probably everyone knows that Ctrl + F triggers the "Find on page" feature. But did you know that you can move between matches with the Ctrl + G and Ctrl + Shift + G shortcuts? Press Ctrl + G to move to the next match or press Ctrl + Shift + G to go to the previous one. 10. Favorites In addition to Ctrl + Shift + O, which opens the favorites panel, you can use the following shortcuts to work with your bookmarks: Ctrl + Shift + B: show or hide the favorites bar (below the address bar) Ctrl + Shift + D: add all currently open tabs to favorites in a new folder Ctrl + D: add the current tab to favorites If the 10 useful shortcuts for Microsoft Edge from this article are not enough, you can always refer to this Microsoft page listing more shortcuts on Windows and macOS. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of February): 874 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend