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|logo = Msedge2019logo.png | |logo = Msedge2019logo.png | ||
|screenshot = MicrosoftEdge-Main.png | |screenshot = MicrosoftEdge-Main.png | ||
|caption = | |caption = Microsoft Edge in [[Windows 11]] | ||
|introduced in = [[Windows 10 build 10009]] | |introduced in = [[Windows 10 build 10009]] | ||
|replaces = [[Internet Explorer]] | |replaces = [[Internet Explorer]] | ||
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'''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser | '''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser developed by [[Microsoft]]. It was created with the aim to replace [[Internet Explorer]] as the default browser in [[Windows 10]]. The original version, now called Edge Legacy, is a UWP app using the EdgeHTML and Chakra engines, however, the browser has since been redesigned using the [[Chromium]] codebase using the project's Blink and V8 engines. Since the engine switch, new versions of the browser for [[Windows 7]] and later, as well as [[macOS]], [[Android]], [[iOS]] and desktop [[Linux]] distributions have been introduced. | ||
== Edge Legacy == | |||
The original Edge (codenamed ''Spartan'') is based on the EdgeHTML rendering engine, a derivative of the Trident engine used by [[Internet Explorer]] that removes most legacy functionality, and the Chakra JavaScript engine introduced in [[Internet Explorer 9]]. Following the introduction of the new Chromium-based Edge, it is now referred to as Microsoft Edge Legacy. | |||
== | == New Edge == | ||
On 6 December 2018, Microsoft announced a plan to rebuild Edge from scratch, based on [[Google Chrome|Chromium]]. The plan called for the new Edge to be available for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, as well as "other platforms like macOS". The first preview version of the new browser was officially released on 8 April 2019, although a build has already leaked two weeks prior. The final version was released on 15 January 2020. | |||
On 6 December 2018, Microsoft announced a plan to rebuild Edge from scratch, based on [[Google Chrome|Chromium]]. The plan called for new Edge to be available for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, as well as "other platforms like macOS". The first preview version of the new browser was officially released on 8 April 2019, although a build has already leaked two weeks prior. The final version 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. | ||
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[[Windows 10 build 19041.330]] is the first build of Windows 10 to include the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. | [[Windows 10 build 19041.330]] is the first build of Windows 10 to include the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. | ||
== Internet Explorer Mode == | |||
Microsoft Edge includes the Internet Explorer Mode, which uses the Trident engine of [[Internet Explorer 11]] to display websites. Edge can be configured to display selected websites in Internet Explorer Mode, 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. | Microsoft Edge includes the Internet Explorer Mode, which uses the Trident engine of [[Internet Explorer 11]] to display websites. Edge can be configured to display selected websites in Internet Explorer Mode, 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. | ||