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HotCakeX
Jan 24, 2020MVP
Microsoft is Adding Classic ‘Edge Mode’ to New Edge Browser
Microsoft is developing a new 'Edge Mode' that lets users visit sites using the same rendering engine as Classic Edge to continue using legacy web applications. In the Chromium-based Mic...
- HotCakeXJan 26, 2020MVPOf course I don't think it's gonna work on any OS other than Windows 10 which has Edge legacy.
so it probably won't work on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, OSX, Linux.- tomscharbachJan 26, 2020Bronze Contributor
HotCakeX "Of course I don't think it's gonna work on any OS other than Windows 10 which has Edge legacy. [S]o it probably won't work on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, OSX, Linux."
I agree with you, but why would anyone want it to work outside Windows 10? Edge Mode, like IE Mode, is a workaround for Enterprise customers who retain legacy internal websites and web tools grounded in EdgeHTML, which is now depreciated technology. I don't see the value of dragging anyone other than Windows 10 users into the EdgeHTML compatibility morass.
- HotCakeXJan 26, 2020MVPWell yeah if the issue is with internal websites instead of compatibility issues with external public websites then it's gonna be okay