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{{Infobox Windows component | |||
|name = Microsoft Edge | |||
|logo = Msedge2019logo.png | |||
|screenshot = NewTabPage.png | |||
|caption = Chromium version of Microsoft Edge in [[Windows 10]] | |||
|introduced in = [[Windows 10]] | |||
|replaces = [[Internet Explorer]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser designed by [[Microsoft]]. It came out as "Project Spartan" in [[Windows 10 build 10009]] and it stayed in with the [[Windows 10 build 10240|RTM]] in 2015. Microsoft Edge was made to replace [[Internet Explorer]]. | |||
It is the default browser in Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. | |||
== Differences from Internet Explorer == | |||
* Microsoft Edge used the ''EdgeHTML'' engine to render pages once and now it uses the ''Chromium'' engine rather than IE's ''Trident'' engine. | |||
* The ''EdgeHTML'' variant was only available for Windows 10. However, the ''Chromium'' variant added support for macOS, Linux, Android, as well as Windows 7 and 8.x. Due to restrictions in the terms of the App Store, Edge on iOS is based on ''WebKit''. | |||
== Used engines == | |||
=== EdgeHTML and Chakra === | |||
It is based on the new "EdgeHTML" rendering engine and the Chakra JavaScript Engine, now referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy. | |||
=== Transition to the Chromium engine === | |||
On 6 December 2018, Microsoft announced a plan to rebuild Edge from scratch as a classic Win32 application, which would be based on Chromium and would be available for [[Windows 10]], [[Windows 8.1]] and [[Windows 7]]. It is also planned to bring Edge to "other platforms like [[macOS]]". On or before 24 March 2019, preview versions of the Chromium-based browser were leaked to the internet. On or before 8 April 2019, preview versions of the new browser were officially released. The Chromium version of Edge was released on 15 January 2020 (codenamed: Anaheim). | |||
On 17 August 2020, Microsoft announced that the legacy version of Edge would no longer be supported from 9 March 2021 and that they recommend people to switch to the Chromium based version. | |||
Windows 10 build 19041.330 is the first build of Windows 10 to include Microsoft Edge Chromium. | |||
=== Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility View === | |||
Microsoft Edge includes the Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility View, which uses the Trident engine of Internet Explorer 11 to display websites. Edge can be configured to display selected websites in Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility View, if they have trouble with the Blink engine. It is only available for Windows, intended for enterprise usage and to replace the Internet Explorer 11 app on Windows. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:MicrosoftEdge.PNG|Universal Windows Platform version | |||
File:Microsoft Edge Insiders in Chromium Version 75.PNG|An early beta version of Chromium Edge | |||
File:NewTabPage.png|Chromium Edge new tab page | |||
File:Settings.png|Chromium Edge settings | |||
File:Edge 90.png|Edge 90 with vertical tabs enabled and pinned | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Windows components]] | [[Category:Windows components]] | ||
[[Category:Introduced in Windows 10]] | [[Category:Introduced in Windows 10]] | ||
[[Category:Applications]] | [[Category:Applications]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||