Chromium Edge won’t be available for 32-bit Windows 10 PCs

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Published onMarch 7, 2019

published onMarch 7, 2019

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Microsoft announced toward the end of 2018 that it willturn Edge into a Chromium-based browser.

The software giant isditching that browser’s EdgeHTMLrendering in favor of the Google Chromium engine, which underpins Chrome,Vivaldi, and Opera.

Users are still waiting for the first preview of the newEdge. However, a new support document highlights that the first Chromium Edge previews will not be compatible with32-bit Windows platforms.

A new support document page titled “Microsoft EdgeInsider builds: Troubleshoot install and updates” has emerged on Microsoft’s website.

That page lists some error message resolutions forMicrosoft EdgeInsider builds (Edge Canary and Edge Dev). The support document page also states:

Check your operating system.Microsoft EdgeInsider builds are currently only available onWindows 10(64-bit). Other versions of Windows are not supported at this time.

So, the firstMicrosoft EdgeInsider builds will be exclusively for 64-bit Windows platforms. Microsoft is excluding 32-bit Windows users from the testing phase of Chromium Edge at least. Nor has the software giant made it clear if its flagshipbrowserwill support 32-bit Windows at all.

Those users who are not sure if their platforms are 32 or 64-bit Windows can check via the Control Panel. InWindows 10, press the Windows key + Q to open Cortana.

Then enter ‘system’ in the search box. Click System to open the window in the snapshot directly below. The system type detail tells users if their platforms are 32 or 64-bit Windows.

The emergence of an official Edge support document also highlights that the first preview version of the new Chromiumbrowsermight roll out soon.

Some of the firstscreenshots of Edge Canaryand Dev already leaked. One screenshot includes aNew Tabpage open in thebrowserthat shows that Chromium Edge will include extensions and a profile picture to right of the URL bar much the same as Chrome.

Another screenshot includes the newMicrosoft EdgeStore that will include a larger repository of extensions for thebrowser.

Microsoft has not confirmed when it roll out the first Chromium Edge preview build. However, the software giant might showcase the newEdgeat May’s Build Developer conference.

When the big M does release a Chromium Edge preview build, it will be not be a part of the Windows Insider Program. However, users will still need a compatible 64-bit Windows platform to run thebrowser.

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