

Microsoft Edge and Bing also now offer new InPrivate mode across your entire web experience so your online searches and browsing are not attributed to you, offering you more control over your personal data. With SmartScreen and Tracking prevention, we help protect you from phishing schemes, malicious software and new types of malware like cryptojacking. We believe you should know who has access to your data and have the control to choose what you share. Microsoft Edge starts with tracking prevention on by default, so you don’t have to take any actions to immediately start having a more private browsing experience. The company highlights new features of the browser:Ī new tracking prevention default in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge runs on the same Chromium web engine as Google’s Chrome browser, offering you best in class web compatibility and performance".

In a blog post, Microsoft says: "The release candidate of the new Microsoft Edge for Windows and macOS can be downloaded right now with general availability targeting Jan. In announcing the availability of the release candidate, Microsoft also takes the opportunity to show off the transformation of the old logo into the new:

While not officially labeled as being "stable", this build should be solid enough to be used as a daily browser without issue. The version of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge that launches today is close to final code, so what you see now should be pretty much what we see in a couple of months' time. Microsoft releases updated PowerToys with new PowerRename tool - and dark mode!.Microsoft previews its Black Friday deals, including serious savings on new Surface devices.Is it enough to distance it from the horrors of Internet Explorer? Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has a new logo.
