Windows 10: Microsoft Edge is about to get faster on Windows 10 and macOS

Google’s Chrome is popular but it has earned itself something of a reputation for being a resource-hungry browser. Microsoft Edge is also based on Chromium (the platform that powers Chrome), but the tech giant has taken various measure to improve things, and address poor performance concerns.

With a new feature, Microsoft is planning to cut down the animations when you’re not actively using Edge browser. This change is part of the performance mode, which was introduced earlier this month.

Edge (Canary) was recently updated with a new “performance mode” which will give it a boost over rival browsers on Windows 10. The experimental performance mode attempts to optimize both CPU and RAM usage to reduce battery/power consumption while ensuring browsing speed and responsiveness.

Thanks to the new update, those running macOS will soon benefit from improved performance mode too. In addition to macOS support, Microsoft Edge’s settings page was also updated with additional information on the upcoming performance mode.

Microsoft now states that performance improvements will vary depending on your device configurations and browsing habits, but users will notice at least three changes after turning on the optional feature.



The company warned that video streaming will be less smooth when you use performance mode. Likewise, Microsoft Edge animations will also slow down when you’re not interacting with the browser.

Microsoft is implementing these changes to reduce CPU usage and improve overall battery life.

The third change is for default sleeping tabs behaviour. Microsoft has confirmed that the background/inactive tabs will be discarded (go to sleep) after five minutes of inactivity instead of two hours.

Currently, when you enable sleeping tabs, Edge puts tabs to sleep after two hours by default.

How to test performance mode


Microsoft Edge performance mode is coming to both Windows 10 and macOS later this year. It’s currently hidden behind an experimental flag, but you can enable it by following these steps.

On macOS, launch terminal (bash) after updating Edge Canary to version 92 and enter the following command:

/Applications/Microsoft\ Edge\ Canary.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft\ Edge\ Canary --enable-features=msPerformanceModeToggle



On Windows 10, you can simply right-click on the Edge Canary shortcut and append the following command in the Target field:

--enable-features=msPerformanceModeToggle

You can also run the executable file of the browser from the command line with the above code on the end.

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Introducing the first Microsoft Edge preview builds for macOS

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Microsoft is developing a built-in ad blocker for its Edge browser

"One of the first browser add-ons many people install to improve their online experience is Adblock Plus or something similar. Until recently, Microsoft Edge's lack of support for add-ons put off a lot of would-be users, but reports from Build 2016 suggest that native ad blocking is on its way to the Internet Explorer successor.

Adblock Plus is coming to Edge, but built-in ad blocking would negate the need for such an add-on. A slide shown off and snapped at a Build presentation shows that the next version of Edge, in response to user feedback, will feature ad blocking capabilities. There's no word on delivery timescale, but the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update would seem a likely candidate.

ZDNet's Ed Bott photographed the slide which shows Microsoft's development roadmap built around feedback from testers. Right at the top of the list is reference to plans to create a plugin and extension store for Edge, but it's entry number four that's more intriguing.

"Build ad blocking features into the browser" is listed as a Feature Request from users. But the good news is that it is not only listed as being "Deliverable 4682811", but as "Targeted for the next version".

This will no doubt come as good news for those who have fallen in love with Edge, but it's not something that will be welcomed by the likes of Adblock Plus. It does seem that, particularly in the mobile arena, there is a move to baking ad blocking into the browser so it makes sense that Microsoft is following the trend. But it is the fact that Edge straddles Windows 10 on the desktop and Windows 10 Mobile that makes this a particularly interesting move.

Keep an eye out for Insider builds in the coming weeks as the feature may be just around the corner."

Forget extensions, built-in ad blocking is coming to Microsoft Edge - [UPDATE... no it's not!]