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Will new Edge be the new default browser in Windows 8.x and 7?
I really hope the Edge team reconsiders or finds a creative way load the Chromium engine into IE 11 when a certain meta tag is present in the web page.
The pain of having to develop for IE 11 (the only non ES6 browser out there) is a drag on the entire internet.
Even on Windows 10, IE has 5.5% market share - I don't even understand how that's possible given how well hidden the browser is in the OS. https://i.imgur.com/UZ0WwCu.png
if you are then yes you can already do that, Edge can load websites using IE mode inside itself.
you can find all the information you want regarding that in this official video:
https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/77794
Yes, i'm on Windows insider fast ring and IE is not pre-installed, not in the optional features in the control panel. Only in the optional features list in the Windows 10 settings.
apparently they are not going to get rid if the IE, not any time soon. the IE mode inside Edge needs IE files and relies on them.
HotCakeX wrote:
Are you referring to the IE mode?
if you are then yes you can already do that, Edge can load websites using IE mode inside itself.No, I am talking about getting rid of IE in some way. Like having a "modern mode" in IE that swaps out the rendering engine if there is a certain signal to do that in the web page.
Yes it's possible, but it would work between IE and the new Edge browser, not between IE and classic Edge. I tested this myself on Windows server 2019 and Windows 10 1903 clients.
it can be achieved using Group Policy
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/enterprise
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-modethe engines can be swapped based on a list of websites (IE or Edge chromium engine) but they will still be shown in the modern Edge chromium window.
for the same purpose, Internet explorer files must be available in Window but not required for IE to be opened whatsoever unless you explicitly specify on that list that a website needs to be opened in the IE program.