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'''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser developed by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. It was created with the aim to replace [[Internet Explorer]] as the default browser in [[Windows 10]] and [[Windows 11]]. 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 [[w: | '''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser developed by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. It was created with the aim to replace [[Internet Explorer]] as the default browser in [[Windows 10]] and [[Windows 11]]. 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 [[w:Chromium_(web_browser)|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. | ||
The Chromium-based Edge replaced Internet Explorer (IE) in Windows 11 for compatibility with [[Google Chrome]]. | The Chromium-based Edge replaced Internet Explorer (IE) in Windows 11 for compatibility with [[Google Chrome]]. |