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Facts about Edge Stable version [+ Link] - And what we know so far
Now that Elliot has confirmed that Microsoft has not released the leaked "Stable" version of Edge Chromium for testing by Microsoft Edge Insiders and/or the public-at-large at this point, I'm wondering what might be gained by downloading and installing the leaked "Stable" version, and why those who installed it did so.
The leaked "Stable" version (78.0.276.14) is identical, for all practical purposes, to the current Beta version (78.0.276.17). The only significant difference between installing the leaked "Stable" version and the current Beta version is in the installation process itself -- the current Beta version installs as a application and can be uninstalled by normal means, while the leaked "Stable" version changes Windows 10, removing Edge (Classic) and embedding Edge Chromium into the operating system, making it impossible to uninstall through normal means, and requiring a System Restore to return the computer to its prior state.
(1) Because the two are substantially identical, I can't think of anything that would be gained by testing the leaked "Stable" version itself that would not be gained by installing the current Beta version and testing that version.
(2) Because the difference between the two are the changes made to Windows 10 by installing the leaked "Stable" version, I can't think of anything that would be gained by running the leaked "Stable" version in a Sandbox, because the Sandbox blocks the changes to Windows 10 that are the point of testing the leaked "Stable" version.
(3) I can see why a mid- to large- size business customer with significant in-house software and/or system modifications/integration might want to install and test the leaked "Stable" version in a lab environment to get a "heads up" about potential Windows 10 problems before a Stable version is released by Microsoft for testing, but I can't see what a consumer (that is, most of us in this Forum and just about anyone in the public-at-large) would gain at this point by testing an installation process that has not been released for testing, particularly when we can count on the fact that Microsoft will release a version for testing by Microsoft Edge Insiders when the version is ready for testing and we will have ample opportunity to test at the time.
So mine is a question of simple curiosity, asked, in part, because my IS/IT experience was at the enterprise level and my attitudes -- plan carefully, test thoroughly, adopt with caution, stay a bit behind the bleeding edge -- were formed in and by that environment.
Question: To those of you who installed the leaked "Stable" version so far, what did you hope to gain, what did you gain, and would you recommend that others do the same as you did?
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tomscharbach wrote:Now that Elliot has confirmed that Microsoft has not released the leaked "Stable" version of Edge Chromium for testing by Microsoft Edge Insiders and/or the public-at-large at this point, I'm wondering what might be gained by downloading and installing the leaked "Stable" version, and why those who installed it did so.
The leaked "Stable" version (78.0.276.14) is identical, for all practical purposes, to the current Beta version (78.0.276.17). The only significant difference between installing the leaked "Stable" version and the current Beta version is in the installation process itself -- the current Beta version installs as a application and can be uninstalled by normal means, while the leaked "Stable" version changes Windows 10, removing Edge (Classic) and embedding Edge Chromium into the operating system, making it impossible to uninstall through normal means, and requiring a System Restore to return the computer to its prior state.
(1) Because the two are substantially identical, I can't think of anything that would be gained by testing the leaked "Stable" version itself that would not be gained by installing the current Beta version and testing that version.
(2) Because the difference between the two are the changes made to Windows 10 by installing the leaked "Stable" version, I can't think of anything that would be gained by running the leaked "Stable" version in a Sandbox, because the Sandbox blocks the changes to Windows 10 that are the point of testing the leaked "Stable" version.
(3) I can see why a mid- to large- size business customer with significant in-house software and/or system modifications/integration might want to install and test the leaked "Stable" version in a lab environment to get a "heads up" about potential Windows 10 problems before a Stable version is released by Microsoft for testing, but I can't see what a consumer (that is, most of us in this Forum and just about anyone in the public-at-large) would gain at this point by testing an installation process that has not been released for testing, particularly when we can count on the fact that Microsoft will release a version for testing by Microsoft Edge Insiders when the version is ready for testing and we will have ample opportunity to test at the time.
So mine is a question of simple curiosity, asked, in part, because my IS/IT experience was at the enterprise level and my attitudes -- plan carefully, test thoroughly, adopt with caution, stay a bit behind the bleeding edge -- were formed in and by that environment.
Question: To those of you who installed the leaked "Stable" version so far, what did you hope to gain, what did you gain, and would you recommend that others do the same as you did?
Everyone has their own reasons for trying out this build, the reasons might be personal.
you can't think of any reasons? fine, that's okay, you're not forced to do it anyway.
I explained in my post the caution required with clearly red color and what would the outcome be,
