Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 gets its first UI changes

Following the second release of Windows 11 preview build to Dev channel, Microsoft has started pushing some Visual changes to Microsoft Edge browser on new Windows Operating System.
Edge on Windows 11 with new menus

Turn on Windows 11 Visual updates on Microsoft Edge

Ensure you’re using latest Edge Canary build 93.0.945.0 or later

  1. Visit edge://flags
  2. Search for ” Enable Windows 11 Visual Updates
    Enable Windows 11 visual updates flag Edge
  3. Select “Enabled” and restart the browser

Now if you look at ellipsis menu and context menus, you can notice the menus updated new font and text looks sharp.

The difference to look of menus can be seen in the below screenshot with Edge menus on Windows 11 before and after enabling the edge PC UI integration flag.
before and after enabling Windows 11 visual updates

Microsoft says the feature “Enables in-progress visuals appropriate for your currently installed version of windows.”

This could be just the beginning. Its interesting to see what other changes related to UI and features Edge gets on Windows 11 with upcoming updates.

Edge gets new Share Menu

Microsoft makes the share option in Edge menu now, more useful.

Microsoft recently launched new Share menu for Edge browser.

The feature is rolling out to Canary and Dev versions.

The new Share menu can be tested by enabling “edge://flags/#edge-share-menu

The feature available from ellipsis menu allows to share links via email- Gmail and Outlook and social networks such as Twitter. Facebook.

What do you say about the new share menu and UI changes to Edge on Windows 11? Let us know in the comments below

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Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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