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We're Listening!
Greetings Microsoft Edge Insiders!
Let us start off by saying, welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community! We’re so excited to have you here, and we can’t wait to start learning from you. If you haven’t read our Welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community article yet, we recommend starting there. It has a bunch of great information on how we got here and where we’re heading.
Our mission:
Our mission is to create a thriving community of valuable Insiders, like you, so we can closely listen and learn how Microsoft Edge can be better. We believe that having open, honest, and continued conversations with our Insider community is a great way to build a close relationship with our users.
Why do all of this? Because we want to build a browser that’s deeply grounded in your needs. Your voice is the most important piece of helping us build a better Microsoft Edge. The feedback you provide leads to meaningful conversations that may ultimately produce the new features, bug fixes, and other improvements that matter the most to you. Listening is just the beginning for us. Our true goal is to build Microsoft Edge with the voice of the Insider community as our guiding light.
Community voice
When we announced the next version of Microsoft Edge back in December, we asked a simple question: If you could change one thing about the web, what would it be?
We were completely humbled by the over 40k comments you’ve shared with us. That’s a whole lot of ideas. Thank you!
You tell us that you love some things about the current Microsoft Edge browser, like the smooth scrolling experience, our Fluent Design and the precision touchpad, and you hope we’ll bring those things forward into the next version too.
Some of you are frustrated with the way that sites render so differently depending on the browser you're using to view them. You also tell us that Web Standards are on the top of your mind. We hear that you want all browsers to adopt the same standards. We hear from some of you web developers that you want new capabilities added to the web platform; whether that be in CSS, HTML or JavaScript. Another top request is an improved dev tools experience.
We hear that you have strong feelings about online advertising. Some of you wish ads that pop-up would just disappear and the same for auto-playing ads. While others feel a strong desire to remove or fundamentally change how online advertising works on the web. There is concern how these advertisements enable sites to track you as you browse which feels "creepy" and "invasive."
The overwhelming majority of comments (we’re talking thousands of messages) that we have read wish for a change in the fundamental attributes of the web. Make it faster, safer, more reliable and more private. You want your browsers to have smaller memory footprints, lower battery consumption, higher rendering speed and better stability. We agree with you wholeheartedly! The attributes that you say matter most in your browsing experience are performance, privacy, and reliability. So that is where we are starting.
We are focusing on delivering outstanding fundamentals. Speed, stability, accessibility, compatibility, security, and privacy are always top of mind for us. We are using your comments and suggestions to guide us while we are getting the new Microsoft Edge ready for its debut.
What’s next?
In the meantime, jump in, download the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels, and let us know what you think. What’s working well? Where do we need to improve? Over time, we hope to build healthy engagement and feedback loops with our community members.
We’re also mindful that our users have preferred ways to engage with us. Whether you view the latest information on the Microsoft Edge Insider website, enjoy direct discussions on our forum, need a personal support assistant via help (F1), share your feedback and suggestions via the smiley face, or just want to give us a shout on Twitter, we’re always listening and looking for ways to reach out wherever our users feel most comfortable and prefer to talk to us. We’re all ears!
Thank you for being here. We look forward to listening and engaging with you.
-The Microsoft Edge Team-
1,189 Replies
- Hi
New microsoft edge is super. But new google chrome (chromium) design is vile.
I like UWP design from previous edge. With square edges, windows actual material design and add plugins from microsoft store app.
Drew1903 wrote:Amanedev
The are lots of extensions available from MS Store as well as a bunch from the Chrome store. Personally, I think the boost in performance from the under the covers work overshadows the shape of corners.
Cheers,
DrewHi,
I think it's the opposite 🙂
The are lots of extensions available from Google chrome store as well as a bunch from the Microsoft extension store.
one can easily know that by just going to each store
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions
- Hi,
Me too, the design and theme (transparent blurry style) was one of the few things I loved about it.
I think eventually after Edge classic is replaced by the new Edge browser on Windows 10, the extension area will be added to Microsoft store which currently is in here:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/insider-addons?hl=en-US
Elliot Kirk What I'd like to see is to be able to view two or more browser tabs at the same time (on same screen).
Hi TeresaFryer
Video in here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-ae/help/4027324/windows-10-snap-your-windows
Snap with the mouse
Use Snap to arrange all your open windows using the mouse, keyboard, or the Snap Assist feature.
Select the title bar of the window you want to snap.
Drag it to the edge of your screen. An outline will appear to show where the window will snap to once you drop it.
Drag it to the left or right side of your screen to snap it to the left or right half of the screen.
Snap with the keyboard
To snap a window with the keyboard:
- Select the window you want to snap and press the Windows Logo Key + Left Arrow to snap that window to the left of your screen or the Windows Logo Key + Right Arrow to snap that window to the right.
- If you want to move it to a corner after snapping it, then with the window selected, press the Windows Logo Key + Up Arrow or the Windows Logo Key + Down Arrow to get it into the desired corner.
- After you move the window to a corner, the window is in its smallest possible state, which is a quarter of the screen. Then you can use the Windows Logo Key + Arrow Keys to move it wherever you want.
Snap with Snap Assist
Snap Assist appears after you’ve snapped a window but have a lot of available space on your screen. Any other open windows are displayed in that space as thumbnails.
- Click the thumbnail of the window you want to open in the empty space on your screen.
- If you have two windows displayed side-by-side, you can resize both windows simultaneously by selecting and dragging the dividing line.
- Resize the window on one side to the size you want it to be, and then release the mouse button. The other window will resize itself to fit alongside the first one, so you won't have any empty screen space.
TeresaFryer
Hi Teresa,
Unless I am not understanding you, this can be done, now and it has nothing to do with this new browser. First, one can have many tabs open in one same browser window. 2ndly, browser windows can appear on the screen in various ways; Rt Clk on taskbar to
and lastly, Win10 allows one to "Snap" windows... one can have 2 to 4 windows sharing the screen simultaneously. Go to Tips (T-i-p-s in search to find it) & put Snap in its search.
Cheers,
Drew
- hi! how about chromium-based edge for windows 10 mobile? is there a chance?
- I hope so, although EdgeHTML on Android doesn't bother be as much as it did on desktop but I think it will enjoy faster load times with Chromium engine
- At first their priority will be IOS and Android of course..and they have to evaluate whether it's worth their time and money to develop it for WP or not
Elliot Kirk I was just going to try the new Edge Beta for Mac. However, the download is for an installer package. I will NOT use an installer package for a browser. In fact, I won't use an installer package for just about anything. If Microsoft won't ship the browser for Mac via a DMG, I won't be using it.
Also, please see these tweet and it's followup: https://twitter.com/JustinNoelDev/status/1191713194777235456
Justin_Noel
Justin,
It has not "shipped", yet. These are beta Builds we are testing. It is not yet embedded on or in any system. Hence, the current arrangement.
Cheers,
Drew- I'm curious to know the reason behind this statement:
"No one is going to install a package via an installer. If it's not a DMG."
what's wrong with Installers?
Elliot Kirk with the new Edge will it be possible to use themes like Chrome ? Thank you. Best regards. Dominique
- Hi,
It's a Planned feature and it's on their to-do list 🙂
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Top-feedback-summary-for-November-4/td-p/978022
please join the conversation related to that in here:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Support-themes-from-the-Chrome-Web-Store-Discussion/m-p/962788
Elliot Kirk How do you clear the SSL state?
Elliot Kirk Hello team Microsoft Edge. Today I faulty as below screenshot, I use Windows 7. How to fix it. please
- Hi,
Which Edge insider channel are version are you using?HotCakeX i used edge beta,you can fix it 😞
DeathEvil2704
We'll see what Elliot may say; 'til then, here's my 2 cents:
If that is the Edge Insider that is blank...
>> Uninstall whatever Channel it is.
>> Grab a fresh Download of whatever Channel you were using/want to use. Find that https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download.
>> Install the new download
>> Try using
>> Please answer the questions that follow
Any better? Any change, now?
Cheers,
Drewhttps://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/downloadDrew1903 Hi Drew1903. I tried a lot of times but not. My friend using Windows 7 also crashes similar 😞
So rather than fix the problem of Edge not working correctly with various website such as Facebook and Youtube, MS now hang their hat on the Chrome platform and hope its all going to sort itself out.
I moved away from Chrome because despite the hype from Google, it didn't do for me what it said on the can, and now we have another less option in the browser choices with Edge sucking up to that particular platform and dumping non Chrome users by the wayside. Hardly what I call and as you claim, listening.
Can anybody suggest a non Chrome based browser that will run web pages correctly? Is there anything left that has not been sullied by Google?I don't know if ALL pages work correctly but there is a browser called Slimjet that, I think, works very well, is based on Chromium and has many things you can tweak. In my opinion is one of the best browsers there is.
I agree that the Google browser UI is not the greatest. It does not work for me either. But, what the major browsers are doing is using the same engine under need. This way you should have no problems with standards compliance. The difference will be how the UI is implemented. Chromium is developed as an open project where all companies can contribute, and most do. Hopefully, we also don't hear that dumb thing of we are 1/100 of a second faster in loading a page anymore. Of that really makes a difference.
I think it is a good thing that the same engine is used in all browsers. This way all websites should show the same no matter which browser you use. It makes it so much easier for developers. Doubt you can get away from Chromium in the future. Except maybe Apple, they always seem to think they know better.
pdh1968 wrote:So rather than fix the problem of Edge not working correctly with various website such as Facebook and Youtube, MS now hang their hat on the Chrome platform and hope its all going to sort itself out.
I moved away from Chrome because despite the hype from Google, it didn't do for me what it said on the can, and now we have another less option in the browser choices with Edge sucking up to that particular platform and dumping non Chrome users by the wayside. Hardly what I call and as you claim, listening.
Can anybody suggest a non Chrome based browser that will run web pages correctly? Is there anything left that has not been sullied by Google?The original Edge classic is no longer an active project.
the underlying engine is chromium (not chrome or google chrome) although you're right it is being controlled by google. yes it is open source but also controlled and owned by google.
but I think they did it just because of the problems you mentioned above. like sites not loading correctly. and the other thing is extension support which Edge HTML was very poor at.
there are browsers like Firefox that run on a completely different engine and ecosystem if you want but what's your problem exactly with the chromium? you said "it didn't do for me what it said on the can"
Chrome for me was buggy, often crashing, and had issues with certain web pages when it presented them on the screen. Speed was another issue, watching the wheel turning to load a basic page. Tried on two other computers and roughly the same results. Ok Edge was not perfect but at least it worked, at least up until recently with the recovery page button being used almost daily now. Not so much an Edge issue but more lazy web page developers not writing their code to work on Edge.
Firefox I've tried and dumped as well, prodigious resource eater of the worst sort on the last few versions and little help from the developers.
You have to ask yourself why a browser developer like Google, when you are installing items on your computer, turn on by default the Chrome browser install and do their best to hide it away in small letters, and then do their best to try and talk you out of unticking the install option. I now see stealth installations of Chrome popping up on a monthly basis and have to manually once a month scan the installed programs list to remove the sodding thing from my program. You now get pop up pages, this page would work better if you install Chrome, and I have no way of turning off the flood of unwanted messages from a company that is to all extents bullying the end user.
Finally, innovation is dying if MS hang their hat onto the Chrome platform. Even more lesser choice for the end user working where the rubber meets the road. It does nothing to upset your end user base if they cannot get what they want. If MS really was listening they'd continue a proper development program of Edge and make it world class but to be honest the last two years of Edge has been pretty dire, almost as if MS want the software to die a lingering death rather than admit defeat.
Come back Netscape, all is forgiven.
- yeah .... right!
Huh?
i am very excited with the changes in edge based in chrome like favorites button is very easy acces a all the fevorites. i am waiting for the new browser in windows 10 and other browsers based in chromium are secondary if the new microsoft edge is more easy of use and more secure and privacyElliot Kirk
- Yes hopefully all of those features will be implemented before final release 🙂
by the way, here is a documentation explaining how the automatic transition from old to new Edge will happen
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-sysupdate-windows-updatesFor those of us that are changing from other browsers (in my case Firefox). I have never used IE or Edge so I don't have anything in there (bookmarks, passwords, etc...). I have all of that in the Beta channel. So how is going to be for us?. Will my actual information in Beta be incorporated in the new Edge?. If it is not so, what have we to do to not lose all that information.
Thanks.
