Windows 10: Windows 10 Build 18362.266 hides old Edge when new Edge is installed

Microsoft yesterday shipped Windows 10 KB4505903 (Build 18362.266) for users in the Release Preview ring of the Windows Insider program.

Windows 10 Build 18362.266 introduces a new change that would hide the classic Edge browser when you have both Microsoft Edge Dev/Canary installed. I have been able to reproduce the change on as many as five devices running Windows 10 Build 18362.266.

After installing Windows 10 Build 18362.266, the classic Edge will disappear from the Start menu or Windows Search results when Edge Dev/Canary is installed. You can still launch old Edge by typing “microsoft-edge:” in Windows run.



The new behaviour is currently live for Release Preview Ring Insiders only. It remains to be seen if Microsoft will also start hiding old Microsoft Edge in production builds of Windows 10 May 2019 Update.



Windows 10 20H1


It’s also worth mentioning that Windows 10 20H1 preview update also includes some work that would hide the old version of the browser when new Edge is present. The new entry ‘HideUwpEdgeFromAppListIfWin32EdgePresent’ is present in Windows 10 20H1 Build 18936 or newer.



All these changes apparently suggest that Microsoft has finally started the work towards removing the old Edge browser.

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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!]

 

Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?

 

hide button does not stop edge

See steps how to disable it:

Quick Tip: Hide the Microsoft Edge Tab button in Internet ... - groovyPost

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