Windows 10: Microsoft Edge: What's Next for Microsoft's New Browser & Web Platform

Microsoft Edge: What's Next for Microsoft's New Browser & Web Platform

Source: Microsoft Edge: What's Next for Microsoft's New Browser and Web Platform Channel 9

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No software that used to run on Internet Explorer, will now run at all. I am now using Microsoft Edge

Hi,

Nice to meet you!

I guess you were referring to add-ons that used to run on Internet Explorer. Indeed they are not available on the new browser "Microsoft Edge" at this point of time. Microsoft is trying to rebuild a modern browser to replace Internet Explorer. And that is
the new browser "Microsoft Edge".

"Microsoft Edge" is built for simplicity, productivity, creativity and most importantly,
safety. That is why "Microsoft Edge" disables all add-ons to avoid any potential risk of web browsing caused by add-ons. "Microsoft Edge" is now highly recognized as the safest, fastest browser. It performs pretty well as a new browser.

Certainly, I fully understand the importance of those add-ons to customize web browsing experience. Don't worry, Microsoft understands this concern as well. "Microsoft Edge" will include extension features (similar to Google Chrome extensions, Internet Explorer
add-ons...) in the next major update which is planned to come next year. Hence, you will definitely have all those powerful add-ons back with a safer environment in "Microsoft Edge". Just need to be a little bit more patient to wait for developers to complete
the task as scheduled.

Currently, you can still access those add-ons on your Internet Explorer in Windows 10. You can rely on Internet Explorer when you need add-ons and try the new web browsing experience brought by "Microsoft Edge" for light usage. Microsoft keeps these two
web browsers for your ease.

Thank You!

 

Whu does Microsoft Edge not support add-ons?

Hi

Extensions/add-ons have historically been the cause of many problems, including:

• security vulnerabilities.
• IE crashes, instability and slow performance.

Quote from here:

Microsoft Edge Dev - FAQs ,

"

Does Microsoft Edge support plug-ins or extensions?

Microsoft Edge supports viewing PDFs and Adobe Flash as built-in features, but does not support any third-party installable plug-ins. This allows us to build a more secure and more reliable browser to make the Web a safer experience for everyone. We’re working
on a new, modern extensibility model for Microsoft Edge in a future update.

Does Microsoft Edge support ActiveX controls
or BHOs like Silverlight or Java

No, ActiveX controls and BHOs such as Silverlight or Java are not supported in Microsoft Edge. The need for ActiveX controls has been significantly reduced by modern web standards, which are more interoperable across browsers. We are working on plans for
an extension model based on the modern web platform in Microsoft Edge. We look forward to sharing more details on these plans soon. Not supporting legacy controls in Microsoft Edge has a number of benefits: better interoperability with other modern browsers,
increased performance, security & reliability, and reduced code complexity, just to name a few."

IE11 was included with Windows 10 alongside Edge to allow web pages that don't work with Edge (e.g. because of no add-ons) to still be used. You can even use IE11 all the time and ignore Edge, so you are no worse off because of Edge being there.

It will be interesting to see how Edge, extensions and the web transforms in coming months/years.