Microsoft has released build 86.0.622.3.0 to the Edge dev channel and is available for download with improvements and bug fixes. Microsoft Edge now shows more alerts when its Password Monitor finds one of your passwords as leaked. The update brings a delete option for a downloaded file on the downloads shelf and the Edge favorites page lets you show or hide the favorites bar.
Password Monitor integrated into Microsoft Edge warns when it finds a compromised password. Till now, Edge alerted users on edge://settings/passwords page or through a red icon in the ellipsis menu. With the latest update, the alert can be seen by all users without needing to visit settings or by clicking on the menu icon, check the below screenshot.
The leaked password alert displays this message to the user:
“We monitor your saved passwords for issues. Microsoft Edge detected that the password for 1 site has been leaked. Change your password to secure your account. ”
The notification offers ” View details” and “Not now” buttons. Clicking the former takes you to edge://settings/passwords/PasswordMonitor to fix the leaked password, here you can either change the password or ignore the alert.
While Edge’s new Download UI is still available to all users in dev and Canary channels, Microsoft has added a “Delete file” option to downloaded file menu on the downloads shelf. This makes it easy for the user to delete a download without needing to visit edge://downloads page.
Another notable change Microsoft mentioned in Edge dev version 86.0.622.3 changelog is the ability to show or hide the favorites bar from the edge://favorites page. One such option is already offered in the Favorites sub-menu in the Ellipsis menu.
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