Microsoft Edge Preview Builds

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Dev channel update to 84.0.508.0 is live

Added features:

• Added the ability to attach text notes to specific items in a Collection, as well as the ability to change the background color for general notes.
• Added extra warnings when downloading inherently dangerous file types like DLLs.

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Dev channel update to 84.0.516.1 is live

Added features:

• Added UI to help enable media casting if users attempt to use it while it’s disabled. Note that casting is currently only supported via ChromeCast devices.
• Added support for quieter notifications in edge://settings/content/notifications.
• Improved the UI when picking a certificate to use for website authentication.
• Added a Website Permissions Settings page for when a website wants to access serial ports.

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Dev channel update to 84.0.522.5 is live

Added features:

• Added support for Read Aloud in PDFs.
• Added support for full page translation in Immersive Reader.
• Added the ability for text saved to a Collection to take you back to the location on the webpage it came from.
• Added back support for the Chromium “Force Dark Mode for Web Contents” flag.
• Enabled Shy UI on Mac.
• Added support for the F6 key to change focus on Mac.

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Dev channel update to 85.0.531.1 is live

This is the first update for major version 85.

Added features:

• Added a setting to enable preloading of certain webpages for faster searches and browsing.

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Dev channel update to 85.0.538.0 is live

Added features:

• Added more languages that are supported for translating page content.
• Added support for the TLS Cipher Suite Deny List management policy. Updated Administrative Templates to come later.
• Added the Win HTTP Proxy Resolver Enabled management policy to control how Microsoft Edge interacts with the Windows proxy resolver. Note that this policy is already deprecated, and Administrative Templates will come later.

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Dev channel update to 85.0.545.0 is live

Added features:

• Added the ability to import data from Edge Legacy on demand.

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Dev channel update to 85.0.552.1 is live - Microsoft Tech Community - 1487202

Added features:

• Added a New Tab Page Search Box management policy. Administrative Template updates to come later.
• Added support for the Auto Open Allowed For URLs management policy from upstream Chromium.
• Added support for the Auto Open File Types management policy from upstream Chromium.

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Dev channel update to 85.0.564.8 is live

Build 85.0.564.8 is the final build for major version 85.

Added features:

• Added a button to the PDF toolbar for highlighting text.
• Added the ability to undo certain actions in Collections.
• Added the ability to reorder the extension icons on the toolbar using a keyboard shortcut (Alt + Shift + arrows).
• Added an option to the … menu for each item that appears on the Downloads shelf to report it as a safe or unsafe file (which option appears is dependent on SmartScreen’s determination of the file’s safety).
• Added the ability to import certain settings and cookies from Internet Explorer.
• Added a management policy to Exempt Domain File Type Pairs From File Type Download Warnings. Note that Administrative Templates will come later.
• Added a management policy to control New Tab Page Allowed Background Types. Note that Administrative Templates will come later.
• Added a management policy to control pre-rendering of the new tab page. Note that administrative templates will come later.
• Enabled support for the Chromium management policy for Intensive Wake Up Throttling.
• Added support for the Chromium management policy to Auto Launch Protocols From Origins, which allows admins to define a list of protocols that can launch an external application from listed origins without a prompt.
• Added a feature to Kiosk Mode to close the browser when it’s idle (with the time limit being adjustable).
• Added an alert to the … menu of installed websites and apps when Edge has an update ready to be installed.

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via Twitter and buried in the update for the previous release in the link above, Edge Dev was updated to Build 85.0.564.13:

Today's small update should provide a fix for the issue where some icons are too big.  Additionally, we improved the relevance of Family Safety reporting data, and we fixed an issue where certain management policies like HomepageLocation or NewTabPageLocation stopped working and returned a message that they were blocked.

 

 

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Dev channel update to 86.0.587.0 is live

This is the first release to the Dev channel of Version 86 with a long list of added features:

• Re-enabled support for searching in the sidebar in PDFs now that the functionality has been fixed.
• Added the ability to use a custom image as the new tab page background.
• Added the ability to add items to Collections from InPrivate windows.
• Added a toggle to the InPrivate new tab page to always use Strict Tracking Prevention in InPrivate.
• Added support for Read Aloud on PDFs on ARM devices.
• Added dark theme to the Pinning Wizard.
• Added a button to delete certain address bar suggestions.
• Added the ability to re-order extension buttons that are in the … menu via the keyboard.
• Added a management policy for Enterprise Mode Site List Manager Allowed, which controls whether or not users can access the Enterprise Mode Site List themselves. Note that administrative templates will be updated later for all new policies.
• Added a management policy for New Tab Page Allowed Background Types to configure which types of images are allowed on new tabs.
• Added a management policy to Force Sync.
• Enabled support for the Chromium User Agent Client Hints Enabled management policy.
• Enabled support for the Chromium Default Search Provider Context Menu Access Allowed management policy.
• Re-enabled support for the Chromium management policy to Enable SHA-1 For Local Anchors.
• Finished rolling out Picture Dictionary to all Canary and Dev users.

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Dev channel update to 86.0.594.1 is live

Added features:

• Added the ability to install themes from the Google web store.
• Added a flag to that will allow the Backspace key to navigate a webpage back (or forward when combined with Shift). This flag is currently disabled by default and needs to be manually enabled.
• Added an option in settings to turn off suggestions from history and favorites when searching in the address bar.
• Added website permissions for virtual and augmented reality.
• Added a link between the Passwords Settings page and the Password Monitor Settings page.
• Added a management policy to Save Cookies When Microsoft Edge Closes. Note that this policy is intended to be used in conjunction with policies to clear data when the browser is closed, and administrative templates will be updated later.
  

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Dev channel update to 86.0.601.1 is live

Added features:

• Added support to Kiosk mode for an automatic browser restart when it’s idle.
• Enabled support for the Storage Access API. Note that this was previously under a controlled rollout.
• Enabled a feature from Chromium that forces websites to specify the SameSite=None attribute in order to use third-party cookies. By default, cookies without this attribute will be treated as if they’re SameSite=Lax. See https://blog.chromium.org/2020/02/samesite-cookie-changes-in-february.html for more details.

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Dev channel update to 86.0.608.2 is live

Added features:

• Added support for Dark Theme in default webpage form controls like dropdowns, calendars, etc.
• Added a management policy for Kiosk Delete Downloads On Exit.  Note that this policy only applies to when the browser is in Kiosk Mode, and administrative templates will be updated later.
• Enabled support for the Chromium management policy for a User Data Snapshot Retention Limit.

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Dev channel update to 86.0.615.3 is live

Added features:

• Added the ability to use a pen to highlight PDFs.
• Added a setting for using a secure DNS.
• Added the ability to get suggestions for Collections from Pinterest and to export Collections to Pinterest.
• Added the ability to sort items in a Collection by name.
• Added a Paste option to a Collection’s … menu.
• Added support for creating a video reproduction of an issue when submitting feedback.
• Enabled support for the Default Serial Guard Setting management policy from Chromium.
• Enabled support for the Serial Ask For Urls management policy from Chromium.
• Enabled support for the Serial Blocked For Urls management policy from Chromium.

Also see an upcoming feature described in Announcing a new way to paste URLs, Link format!.

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Dev channel update to 86.0.622.3 is live
Added features:

• Added the ability to delete a downloaded file from the file’s entry’s … menu on the Downloads shelf.
• Added an option to show or hide the Favorites bar from the Favorites management page.
• Added more alerts when Password Monitor detects a compromised password.
• Added a management policy for Internet Explorer Integration Testing Allowed. Note that this policy only applies if IE mode is also enabled, and that updates to administrative templates and documentation will come at a later date.
• Added a management policy to Enable Edge Spotlight Experiences and Recommendations. Note that updates to administrative templates and documentation will come at a later date.
• Enabled support for Default Sensors Setting, Sensors Allowed For Urls, and Sensors Blocked For Urls management policies from Chromium.
• Enabled a management policy for Insecure Form Warnings Enabled from Chromium.

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Dev channel update to 87.0.634.0 is live

This update brings Edge 87 to the beta version.

Added features:

• Added the ability to Open and Save As for downloaded items on the Downloads shelf before they begin downloading.
• Added the ability to view a PDF’s table of contents and use it to navigate to locations within it.
• Added a Website Permission Setting for sites that ask to open an application after clicking on a link.
• Changed ClickOnce support to be enabled by default.
• Enabled support for a Printing Paper Size Default management policy from Chromium.
• Enabled support for management policies for Default File System Read Guard Setting, Default File System Write Guard Setting, File System Read Ask For Urls, File System Read Blocked For Urls, File System Write Ask For Urls, and File System Write Blocked For Urls from Chromium.

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Dev channel update to 87.0.637.0 is live

Due to the Labor Day Holiday in the U.S., it is a small update with one added feature:  the ability to swipe downward on touchscreens to activate Shy UI.  See the blog post for fixes and known issues.

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Dev channel update to 87.0.644.4 is live

A new feature being rolled out gradually with this update is Sleeping Tabs, nicely explained at Bleeping Computer at Microsoft Edge's new feature will reduce memory and CPU usage.

Added features:

• Added dark theme support to sidebar Search.
• Rolled out support more broadly for new Kiosk Mode features like idle timeout and automatic download deletion via management policy.

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Dev channel update to 87.0.654.0 is live
 

• Rolled out Share, Copy, and Paste Settings more broadly.
• Extended formatted link copying capabilities to links copied from webpages

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Dev channel update to 87.0.658.0 is live

In addition to links to a number of articles, the build includes the following added features:

• Added the ability to translate selected text on a page.
• Added the ability to never translate a particular site.
• Added a management policy to Configure Speech Recognition. Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates are still needed.
• Obsoleted the management policy to Enable Deprecated Web Platform Features.

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Dev channel update to 87.0.664.8 is live

Added features:

•     Changed the Favorites menu to now be a pinnable pane that lists all favorites in a single vertical list instead of multiple flyout menus.
•     Added a price comparison feature to Collections.
•     Added data recovery to PDFs so that edits or annotations aren’t lost in the event of a crash.
•     Improved support for AV1 encoded videos.  Note that the Windows extension is still required to be installed from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/av1-video-extension/9mvzqvxjbq9v.
•     Added a keyboard shortcut to open and close Collections.
•     Added a button to the Profile flyout to turn on Sync if it’s not already turned on.
•     Added a setting to control whether or not the button to reveal passwords on webpages is shown, as well as a management policy for Password Reveal Enabled.  Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates are still needed.
•     Added a management policy for Kiosk Address Bar Editing Enabled.  Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates are still needed.
•     Added a management policy for Web Capture Enabled.  Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates are still needed.
•     Merged the News and Office new tab pages for work and school users.  Note that the Office-only new tab page can still be set for users via management policy.
•     Rolled out the pre-rendered new tab page more broadly.
•     Deprecated the management policy for New Tab Page Set Feed Type.

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Dev channel update to 88.0.673.0 is live

The move to major build 88 includes the first release for Linux to the Dev channel.  Details are available at https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/10/20/microsoft-edge-dev-linux/.

Added features:

•     Added the ability to take a screenshot of a webpage and add ink to it.
•     Added extra error information to tabs when they crash due to sandbox conflict.
•     Improved Single Sign-On support on Mac.
•     Added a management policy to control the Edge Shopping Assistant.  Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t been made yet.
•     Added a management policy to configure how URLs are copied from Edge.  Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
•     Added a management policy to prevent the automatic redirection of incompatible websites from Internet Explorer to Edge.  Note that this policy specifically prevents the installation of a component in Internet Explorer required for redirection to occur, and updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
•     Added a management policy to control the automatic redirection of incompatible websites from Internet Explorer to Edge.  Note that this redirection is enabled by default, and updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
•     Added a management policy to hide the informational dialog that’s shown the first time an automatic redirection from an incompatible website in Internet Explorer to Edge occurs.  Note that hiding this popup also disables the automatic import of user data from Internet Explorer to Edge and updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
•     Deprecated the management policy to allow WebDriver to Override Incompatible Policies.

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Vertical tabs preview now available in the Canary and Dev channels - Microsoft Tech Community

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Vertical tabs preview now available in the Canary and Dev channels

Tomorrow, we’re releasing an early preview of vertical tabs in Microsoft Edge. This feature, which is now available in the Canary and Dev channels, allows you to find and manage large numbers of tabs quicker and easier than ever before.

 

 

 

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Dev channel update to 88.0.680.1 is live

Added features:

• Adding support for Caret Mode to PDFs.
• Added a warning dialog when closing a Web Capture that’s been inked on but not saved.
• Added support for enhanced copy and paste on Mac.
• Added a management policy to control Startup Boost.  Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.

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Dev channel update to 88.0.685.3 is live.

Added features:

• Added support for pre-rendered new tab pages on Linux.
• Added Mac support for the management policy to Configure Friendly URL Format.

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Dev channel update to 88.0.692.0 is live

Added features:

•   Added the ability to pin a website to the Start Menu.
•   Enabled support for Guided Switch on Mac.
•   Added the ability for Kiosk Mode to open all popups in new tabs instead of windows.

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Dev channel update to 88.0.702.0 is live

Note:  This is the last Dev update for the month.

Added Features:

• Added the ability to add text notes to PDFs.  Note that support is limited to Windows for now.  For more details, see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/pdf-note-taking-enhanced-with-support-for-text-comme....
• Added the ability for Edge to proactively find and show coupons while shopping.  Note that this feature is not available for work and school accounts.
• Rolled out support for automatic deduplication of favorites more broadly.  Now, deduplication will occur every time favorites are synced to the device.
• Added the ability to take a screenshot of the entire webpage using Web Capture.
• Added settings to the Pinning Wizard to generate more default suggestions.
• Added support in the IE mode sitelist to be able to specify schemes (http/https) alongside the host and path.
• Added new management policies to configure whether or not Sleeping Tabs are Enabled, to configure the Timeout until they go to sleep, and to configure the list of URLs that are Blocked from going to sleep.   Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not be available yet.
• Enabled support for the management policy to Block External Extensions from Chromium.
• Updated icons across Edge to be more consistent with the Fluent design scheme.

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Dev channel update to 88.0.705.9 is live

Added features:

• Improved the History menu to be able to have an icon next to the address bar, to show all the tabs available in recently closed windows, and to be pinnable as a side pane like the recently improved Favorites menu.  For more details, see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/improvements-to-history-in-microsoft-edge/td-p/18965....
• Added the ability for Edge to generate new passwords.
• Added the ability to copy and edit passwords stored in the browser.
• Add price comparison capabilities to the coupons flyout.
• Added Picture in Picture support on Mac OS.  Support on other devices coming later.
• Finished rolling out the search Sidebar.
• Enabled the creation of text notes in PDFs on non-Windows platforms.   
• Added a new management policy to Allow Vertical Tabs.  Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not be available yet.
• Improved the layout of the Cookies and Site Permissions Settings.
• Added a management policy on Mac OS to Override the Update Policy normally used on that OS.  Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not be available yet.
• Enabled support for the management policies to Allow Legacy TLS Protocols in Web RTC, set a Printer Type Deny List, and change Intranet Redirect Behavior from Chromium.

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Dev channel update to 89.0.723.0 is live

Added features:

• Added the ability to run an on-demand scan for leaked passwords from the Passwords Settings page.
• Added a website permission to Cookies and Site Data for pre-loading websites.
• Added an option to have downloaded PDFs open in the default PDF reader instead of Edge.
• Added keyboard shortcut information to the Share, Copy, and Paste Settings page.
• Enabled work from Chromium to reduce battery usage by background tabs.
• Enabled support for management policies from Chromium for Printing Allowed Background Graphics Modes and Printing Background Graphics Default.

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Dev channel update to 89.0.731.0 is live

Note:  This will be the last scheduled release to Dev, Beta, and Stable for the year (small fixes will be published if necessary).  Canary will continue through the holidays.

Added features:

• Added an indicator to show when a tab has been muted because the underlying system audio has been muted.
• Added an option to Settings to disable downloading Edge updates over metered connections.  Note that this is currently only available on Windows 10.
• Added a Setting to disable the F12 entry point to the Dev Tools.
• Added support for forcing popup windows into new tabs instead in Kiosk mode.
• Enabled support for the management policies from Chromium to Enable Basic Auth Over HTTP, and that Target Blank Implies No Opener.