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== Differences from [[Internet Explorer]] == | == Differences from [[Internet Explorer]] == | ||
* Microsoft Edge used the ''EdgeHTML'' engine to render pages once and now it uses the ''Chromium'' engine rather than | * Microsoft Edge used the ''EdgeHTML'' engine to render pages once and now it uses the ''Chromium'' engine rather than [[Internet Explorer]]'s ''Trident'' engine. | ||
* The ''EdgeHTML'' variant was only available for Windows 10. However, the ''Chromium'' | * The ''EdgeHTML'' variant was only available for Windows 10. However, the ''[[Google Chrome|Chromium-based]]'' version added support for [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[Android]], as well as [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows 8|8]][[Windows 8.1|.x]]. Due to restrictions in the terms of the App Store, Edge on [[iOS]] is based on ''WebKit''. | ||
== Used engines == | == Used engines == | ||
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=== Transition to the Chromium engine === | === 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 7, 8.x and 10. 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 (codenamed ''Anaheim'') was released on 15 January 2020. | On 6 December 2018, Microsoft announced a plan to rebuild Edge from scratch as a classic Win32 application, which would be based on [[Google Chrome|Chromium]] and would be available for Windows 7, 8.x and 10. 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 (codenamed ''Anaheim'') was released on 15 January 2020. | ||
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. | 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 | [[Windows 10 build 19041.330]] is the first build of Windows 10 to include the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. | ||
=== Internet Explorer Mode === | === Internet Explorer Mode === | ||