Windows 10: Microsoft Edge 88 Privacy and Security Updates

Brink · Jan 21, 2021

We can hardly believe itâs been about one year since we launched the new Microsoft Edge â and what a year itâs been! Itâs safe to say that a lot has changed since our launch in January 2020, but one thing that remains constant is our commitment to our users.

Weâre all more dependent on the web than ever before. During the unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19, the web brought us community, productivity, and entertainment. But with the increase in the time, weâre spending online also comes an increase in vulnerability. Phishing and malware attacks are on the rise, protecting online accounts is imperative, and unfamiliar companies are capitalizing on the opportunity to collect more user data.

A year ago, we made a promise to protect our users, respect their choices, and always provide them transparency and control. Today, we reaffirm that commitment in a time where peace of mind is needed most and are excited to share some updates and improvements to Microsoft Edge 88. For more updates on all that new in Microsoft Edge 88, take a look at the latest blog from Corporate Vice President, Liat Ben-Zur, or try out our new privacy and security features in Microsoft Edge today!

Help keep your online accounts secure with password generator1 and Password Monitor

Passwords are the key to accessing some of your most private information online, like bank accounts or payment information. While there are a lot of factors that influence overall online security, a strong password is your first line of defense. But one thing we all know is that passwords are reused â a lot. Theyâre also generally weak to start with because remembering Password123 is a lot easier than Xy86woifh37. The problem is, the more generic your password, the easier it is for bad actors to guess and gain access to your accounts.

We know there is a lot that requires your creativity and memory these days, but passwords donât need to be one of them. Microsoft Edge offers a built-in strong password generator that you can use when signing up for a new account or when changing an existing password. Just look for the browser-suggested password drop down in the password field and when selected, it will automatically save to the browser and sync across devices for easy future use.

Despite having the strongest of passwords, however, factors outside of your control still happen, like 3rd party data breaches. This is why Microsoft Edge protection goes beyond that first line of defense to offer dark web scanning with Password Monitor.

When any of your passwords saved to the browser matches with those seen in the list of leaked credentials, Microsoft Edge will notify you and prompt you to update your password. Password Monitor scans for matches on your behalf and is on by default. Password Monitor will begin rolling out today with Microsoft Edge 88, but it may take a couple weeks for you to see it in your browser. For more information on how Password Monitor works, take a look at the latest blog from Microsoft Research.

Take control of your privacy with easy-to-understand options

As more and more of our activities are happening online, weâve made some changes to make it easier to manage data collection and your privacy. Data collection has its benefits when powering certain browsing experiences, but it can also feel invasive when youâre not sure who has access to what data.

With Microsoft Edge 88, weâre excited to bring extra transparency to help you manage specific site permissions. With this view, you can better control which sites you share location, camera, and microphone access with. You can review, edit, and reset site permissions, as well as see which permissions have recently changed. It has never been easier to manage your privacy for sites you visit.

Weâre also making cookie management easier. Websites will store cookies on your device to ensure their sites work properly, but 3rd parties can also place cookies for additional data collection. Now you have the option to keep the cookies you need for an optimal browsing experience and delete the 3rd party cookies you donât, rather than having to delete everything at once.

Still, there are times when you need even more privacy, like when shopping for a gift or planning a surprise. No one wants a personalized ad based on browsing history ruining all the fun, so weâve made it easier to enable tracking prevention in Strict mode while InPrivate. Simply turn the toggle on the InPrivate landing page to Strict, and tracking prevention will adjust accordingly, saving for all your future InPrivate browsing sessions.

While tracking prevention is a key feature in helping you protect your online privacy, weâve also added Secure DNS for extra peace of mind. To navigate to a website, the browser needs to look up the network address (e.g. 93.184.216.34) for the host name (e.g. example.com) thatâs used in the websiteâs URL.

Secure DNS performs this lookup using a service over a HTTPS connection to the DNS service provider, which protects the lookups from modification or eavesdropping by attackers on the network. By default, Microsoft Edge will automatically upgrade you to DNS-over-HTTPS if your current service provider supports it. You can also configure a different secure DNS provider in the Security settings or turn off the feature altogether.

We hope you enjoy the updates to Microsoft Edge 88 and look forward to sharing new features and update in the year ahead!
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curatia · Jan 21, 2021

Microsoft Edge TLS Security

After trying everything (not a lot of steps) listed in the Microsoft Edge support site, I did a wider search and found this very simple youtube video that fixed it immediately:

For those who prefer not to click links the steps are simple:

1. Click in the Cortana search bar next to the Win 10 Start button

2. Type internet options

3. Select internet options (control panel) from the list

4. Click on the advanced tab

5. Scroll down to the security section

6. Make sure the following are all clicked:
Use SSL 3.0
Use TLS 1.0
Use TLS 1.1
Use TLS 1.2

7. Click apply

8. Refresh the page that was giving the error and it should now connect.

Hope this helps, it was a 30 second fix after hours of pounding my head against the error with the Support site suggestions.

malware · Jan 21, 2021

Microsoft Security Bulletin for September 2007

Microsoft released yesterday the September Security Bulletin for Windows operating system, as part of its monthly security cycle. This bulletin summary lists one critical and three important updates. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2007.

Source: Microsoft

hurricane51 · Jan 21, 2021

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region

I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.

Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.

Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

Go to Settings.

Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.

Select add someone else on this PC.

Enter a user name and hit next.

Click on Finish.

Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

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