Beta 77 is the first full-Chromium Edge to support WDAG. The mode lives in the more refined Beta now as well, backed by updated documentation._Īlso new to full-Chromium Edge is Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG), which like the same-named feature on the original EdgeHTML Edge, isolates IT-defined sites to protect workers from potential attack. Internet Explorer (IE) mode, which will replace the separate IE11 as the legacy arm of Microsoft's browser strategy, was announced in May even as the company declined to go into detail, saying then that more would come 'later this year.' Not until July and IE mode's appearance in the Dev build of Edge - along with documentation on the mode - did Microsoft make good on its promise. Several enterprise-only features have been added to Edge's latest preview. By default, it will be set to the 'Balanced' mode.) Tracking Prevention can be found and managed under 'Privacy and Services' in the Settings pane. To switch it on, type edge://flags in the address bar, then locate the 'Microsoft Edge tracking prevention' option and change it to 'Enabled.' Relaunch the browser. (Microsoft followed rivals Apple and Mozilla in adding anti-tracking skills to full-Chromium Edge but even in the Beta, hides it behind an options screen. To make his case, Belfiore trumpeted some of the build's available features, including new tab page customization and tracking protection, although the latter has not been enabled. 'The next version of Microsoft Edge is ready for everyday use,' Belfiore told users, referring to the new Beta. company has issued Canary and Dev version for macOS and Windows 10, later expanding the latter support to Windows 7 and 8.1. Microsoft announced in December 2018 that it would kill off Edge's home-grown rendering and JavaScript engines, and replace them with those produced by Chromium. Microsoft has not set a launch date for full-Chromium Edge, although in recent interviews, officials have said they hope to release the first Stable at the end of this year or early next.Īt some point after that, Microsoft will swap in the Chromium Edge for the EdgeHTML Edge now in Windows 10. 22.Īlthough Edge's new Beta is marked as version 77 - like Chrome's - it's unlikely that Microsoft will graduate the browser to Stable in October.

The code currently in Dev 78 will move from there to Beta early next month, then from Beta to Stable 78 around Oct. Chrome's current Dev, for example, is version 78 while Beta is now at version 77.

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