Microsoft has been listening to Edge Insider feedback—here’s what has been, and will be fixed

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Published onAugust 20, 2019

published onAugust 20, 2019

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The stable version of the upcoming Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browsermight have just leaked online, but that doesn’t mean it’s complete. While the browser has come a long way since it was first accounced, Microsoft knows there’s still plenty to do before it can replace its old and rusting version of Edge.

An Edge developerposted on the Microsoft Tech Communityto highlight some of the things the company has already implemented on either the Dev or Canary builds of the new browser, as well as some of the areas of improvements the company has on its roadmap. The development teams hasbrought dark mode to the browser and integration with Bing Translate, new privacy settings to allow those tochoose what to clear every time they close their browser,Reading View for web articles, and support for Azure Active Directory accounts.

Over the coming months, the company plans to release a multitude of additional features and improvements as well. Next month, the company players to roll out a feature allow those to disable the auto-playing of video and audio from websites, as well as scrolling improvements and a favorites button on the browser’s toolbar. The company also plans to bring back PDF inking in October, in addition to:

Microsoft says it continues to listen to feedback about the experience of the browser, and encourages those to continue providing feedback so that it can improve the browser even further. Some areas that users frequently suggest need improvement include better CPU and memory optimizations, improvements to scrolling, fixes to the drop-down menus in webpages, as well as improvements to the update process. The company says it’s also looking into other feature requests including:

Users are encouraged to continue providing feedback and reporting bugs as the new Edge gets closer to official launch. Also, we encourage you to share your thoughts on the overall progress and what new features the company need to implement in the comment area below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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