The new browser is available for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, macOS, Android, and iOS.ĭuring installation, all of your current Edge settings, including passwords, favorites, etc. I would already consider it a viable alternative to Firefox and Chrome. It's also very snappy, even with multiple tabs opened, and is much less of a RAM hog than Google Chrome. The user interface, quite similar to Google Chrome, is very intuitive and easy to use. I've been using it for a few days now, and so far the performance has been outstanding. into a collection as somewhat of an 'enhanced bookmark.' You'll also be able to import these collections into Excel and Word. A coming soon 'Collections' feature, integrated with Office365, will let you group links, images, pages, etc.A new tracking prevention feature will let you adjust levels for different privacy modes.

A new Read Aloud feature will read a webpage out loud by simply right-clicking on the page and selecting 'Read aloud'.A built-in dark mode will allow you to browse in dark mode.Once you install the Gmail website as an app, it will show in the Start menu and run as a standalone app. This can be useful for services that don't have standalone apps, such as Gmail. A new Apps feature will allow you to install websites as native apps.A far cry from the old Edge and Internet Explorer days. Built on the open-source browser project Chromium, same as Google's Chrome browser, the new Microsoft Edge browser is incredibly fast and lightweight. Unlike previous Microsoft browsers (*cough* Internet Explorer *cough*), this one is actually worth checking out. There's a new browser in et Microsoft's new Edge Chromium browser. School of Education, Health and Human Behavior.

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