Microsoft Edge went from a replacement for the often-mocked Internet Explorer to the world’s second-most-popular desktop browser. How? Microsoft switched to Chromium. Now, as part of Build 2020, ...

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On Windows and MacOS, Google Chrome’s bread and butter is extensions. They round out the user experience, and each user finds a different arsenal of add-ons useful. That feature never made it to ...

The latest pre-release version of the Microsoft Edge browser for Android has added support for extensions. There are currently three available extensions in the “Extensions Beta” page. It’s unknown ...

Microsoft has released the latest build of the Chromium-based Edge browser to Insiders users in the Dev channel of the Insider program. The release is happening a little later than usual, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. Oct 23, 2020, 02:47pm EDT Oct 23, 2020, 02:47pm EDT This ...

Now that the new Microsoft Edge based on the Chromium engine is rolling out, you may find some of the extensions missing after the upgrade process. Legacy Edge HTML and the new Edge do not use the ...

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The first Microsoft Edge update of 2026 is now available with patches for security vulnerabilities and bug fixes.