Microsoft Edge to use SmartScreen to protect against harmful browser navigations

New Microsoft Edge based on Chromium comes integrated with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen and protects users against malicious sites and downloads. It even blocks downloads of Potential Unwanted Applications out of the box. Microsoft now testing to replace Edge’s  “current method of protecting against potentially harmful browser navigations” with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. Google Chrome with Google’s …

Microsoft Edge: remove Address bar Suggestions using Mouse

Microsoft Edge now allows users to remove unwanted suggestions that appear in Omnibox. The feature is available to all users in the Canary version 86.0.587.0   New Microsoft Edge remembers whatever you type in the address bar and shows them next time. Because of auto-filling of previous searches from browsing history, typos and private search …

Microsoft Edge asks to Install Extension from Google for Casting , here is why

New Microsoft Edge in stable and pre-release versions asks your permission to install Media Router extension when you use the Cast feature for the first time in the browser. Chrome comes with Google Cast built-in and allows to mirror tabs, media –audio and video — to another screen such as TV or other Chromecast supported …

Microsoft Edge 84 stable rolling out with Shy UI, PDF and Collections Improvements [Offline Installer]

Microsoft has released Edge Stable build 84.0.522.40 for Windows and Mac and is progressively rolling out with new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Highlights: Microsoft Edge 84 released on July 16, 2020. Supports using the mouse in Full-screen mode. Lets you access address bar, tabs and other items with the mouse TLS 1.0 and TLS …

Microsoft is looking into Edge popup ads on Bing issue after user reports

Both Microsoft and Google use their web properties to promote Chrome and new Microsoft Edge. The pop-up ads that users receive on Google services and Micorosft websites are the worst and they’re very annoying. Recently we’ve reported Bing is aggressively promoting Edge by showing advertisement at the bottom on its search results page with a …

Microsoft Edge InPrivate Windows allow enforcing Strict Tracking Prevention

Microsoft has added, “Always use “Strict” tracking prevention when browsing InPrivate” Setting to new Edge InPrivate Windows in the Canary version. The switch is already available in Tracking Prevention Settings. Microsoft Edge offers three Tracking Prevention modes to prevent being tracked online when you visit websites. 1. Basic TP allows most of the trackers but …