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'''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser designed by [[Microsoft]]. It came out as "Project Spartan" in [[Windows 10 build 10014]] and it stayed in with the [[Windows 10 build 10240|RTM]] in 2015. Microsoft Edge was made to replace [[Internet Explorer]] | '''Microsoft Edge''' is a web browser designed by [[Microsoft]]. It came out as "Project Spartan" in [[Windows 10 build 10014]] and it stayed in with the [[Windows 10 build 10240|RTM]] in 2015. Microsoft Edge was made to replace [[Internet Explorer]]. | ||
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. | == Differences from Internet Explorer == | ||
* the EdgeHTML engine to render pages once and now it uses Chromium engine rather than IE's Trident engine. | |||
* Microsoft Edge used the EdgeHTML engine to render pages once and now it uses Chromium engine rather than IE's Trident engine. | |||
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== 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. | |||
Microsoft Edge once supported MSHTML backwards compatibility (Trident Rendering Engine) however due to feedbacks, Microsoft Edge used it's own EdgeHTML engine while IE used it own Trident 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 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. | 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. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||