Windows 10: Windows 10 21H1 update will finally kill off classic Microsoft Edge

The legacy version of Microsoft Edge codenamed ‘Spartan’ will soon be a thing of the past when Windows 10 version 21H1 update is released to the consumers in May, according to updated documents.

Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge is the default browser in Windows 10 version 20H2, but the operating system still comes with the old Edge. In other words, Windows 10 currently comes with three browsers pre-installed: Chromium Edge (default), Microsoft Edge Legacy (hidden), and Internet Explorer (optional/disabled).

Support for Edge Legacy ended on March 9 and the upcoming April 2021 cumulative update will remove the browser from older versions of the OS.

In an update to the support document on March 6, Microsoft quietly confirmed that Windows 10 21H1 would be the first version to ship without the legacy Edge, which means the browser has been completely removed.



After the feature update, you won’t be able to find the browser in the OS anymore or run two versions of Microsoft Edge side-by-side.

However, Microsoft Store (UWP) apps that use EdgeHTML are not affected as WebView remains supported.

For older versions of Windows 10, these changes will be included in the April 2021 cumulative updates. This includes version 1809, version 1903, version 1909, version 2004, and version 20H2.

After these updates, Windows 10 will have Chromium Edge and Internet Explorer (disabled/optional).

End of support notification in Microsoft Edge


In old Microsoft Edge, Microsoft has started alerting users that they should ‘download the new version of Microsoft Edge today’.



As you can see in the above screenshot, Microsoft Edge notification is also reminding users that support for the browser has ended and no new security updates will be released.

This move is expected to improve the market share of Microsoft Edge. Of course, Google Chrome still dominates the browser game, but more users have made the switch to Microsoft Edge in the last 6 months.

The new version of Edge, based on Google’s Chromium engine, comes with big improvements and is better than Chrome in terms of both performance and features.

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Download Windows 10 TH/RS

Another update for Adobe Flash in IE and Edge (requires reboot)

http://www.filecritic.com/kb3105216...yer-for-microsoft-edge-and-internet-explorer/

Can't wait when they finally kill that fucking flash.

edit: Windows 10 Cumulative Updates are essential, says Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore

http://www.filecritic.com/windows-10-cumulative-updates-are-essential-says-microsofts-joe-belfiore/

 

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!]

 

Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
Cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4: July 12, 2016

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016