Not only that, Microsoft Edge, which until yesterday could only be used on PCs Windows 10 (as well as on Android and iPhone smartphones), it is also available for Windows 8.1, for Windows 7 (support until 2021) and also for Mac. While the first beta was released in April 2019 giving everyone the opportunity to try it, starting today, finally, the previous version of the Microsoft Edge browser integrated in Windows 10 is replaced and updated with the new Edge Chromium on all PCs. In a future version of Windows 10, the old Edge will get replaced by Chromium Edge.When in December 2018, Microsoft announced that they were working on a new version of the Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium, Google’s open source platform on which Google Chrome is based, everyone was pleasantly surprised. It is worth noting that installing Chromium Edge won’t replace the old Microsoft Edge. The browser will launch automatically after installation is complete.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the browser.

Download of Microsoft Edge installer will begin.

Read and agree to the terms and conditions.

Tap on ‘Download for Windows 10’ option below the Dev/Canary section.

Visit Microsoft Edge Insider Preview webpage from here.

How to download and install the Microsoft Chromium Edge Microsoft has also confirmed that Chromium Edge will be released for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and macOS soon. It’s worth noting that you can run Edge browser in any latest version of Windows 10 and you don’t have to download Windows 10 Insider builds. Compatible devicesĪt the moment, only Windows 10 devices are compatible. Canary ChannelĮdge Canary is the most unstable build of all the versions and it is updated regularly with fixes or major changes. The dev build is available at the moment. The Dev builds are updated weekly and are generally more stable than Canary. The dev builds of Edge is a step ahead of Canary, but it is more unstable than Beta. Microsoft has promised that a stable beta build will be published soon. The beta builds are not available at the moment. In the beta channel, the browser is updated every 6 weeks. Microsoft says the beta channel will offer the most stable and less buggy Edge preview experience.

Microsoft has launched three Edge distribution channels – Beta, Dev and Canary.

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