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Bronze Contributor

Nov 04, 2019

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Current Beta the RELEASE Candidate

It looks like the current Beta (Version 79.0.309.11 (Official build) beta (64-bit) is going to be** the Release candidate for the January 15 Edge Chromium launch. That seems to be what https:/...

tomscharbach
Nov 04, 2019
UPDATE: In a https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/11/04/edge-chromium-release-candidate-get-ready/ (November 4), Karl Pflug and John Jansen note:

"This morning, we released Microsoft Edge Beta version 79, which is the final Beta before the new Microsoft Edge is generally available, also known as the “Release Candidate.” On January 15th, we expect to release the “Stable” channel, at which point Microsoft Edge will be generally available to download on Windows and macOS."

This strongly suggests that version 79 will be the released version on January 15.

Watney

Iron Contributor

Nov 05, 2019

tomscharbach Reports from Ignite stated that if you installed the "release preview" it would replace the old Edge browser. Has anyone tried installing "https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/"? Does it really replace the old Edge?

HotCakeX

MVP

Nov 05, 2019

Yesterday I saw one of the users reported that "uninstall" option is greyed out after installing the new Beta or RC version.

Watney
Iron Contributor
Nov 05, 2019
Hmm. Maybe it will indeed replace? Thanks
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Nov 05, 2019
  Yes..but I don't think it should happen, right?
  - Watney
    Iron Contributor
    Nov 05, 2019
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/first-microsoft-edge-stable-release-candidate-now-available/
    
    Unlike the Beta, Dev, and Canary builds of Microsoft Edge, installing the Stable version will completely replace the original Microsoft Edge. Therefore, only install it if you are ready to try Microsoft's new browser.