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the New Microsoft Edge is not available in Dev build 21286
did you also download Windows 10 21286 ISO file and did a fresh install?
HotCakeX, I also did a clean install of Build 21286 and I can confirm, legacy Microsoft Edge was pre-installed. Hope it gets fixed in next build!
Now I know the reason for this, it's because Build 21286 is still using version 2004 code base.
Windows 10 only started having the new Edge preinstalled since version 20H2 (which is only in stable and release preview rings), so once the Dev channel of Windows insider starts receiving builds from a newer code base (20H2 and above) then they will have the new Edge preinstalled as well.
Dev/Fast ring version will most likely remain that way until just before release of next stable release (21H1), few months from now.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-insider-program/windows-10-insider-fast-ring-build-19002-but-the-settings-page/m-p/918646
HotCakeX wrote:Now I know the reason for this, it's because Build 21286 is still using version 2004 code base.
No it's not
the 2004 tag only get updated when the build is close to release and no longer evaluation (i.e. don't expire)
all insider preview builds after 19041 still have v2004 tag
version 20H2 didn't got new Edge preinstalled, they simply installed it via Enablement Package during Audit/sysprep installation, and then captured new install.wim image
that's why latest v20H2 ESDs/ISOs have bigger sizes, because the new Edge bloat alone adds > 560 MB
- Thanks, those are great info, so when do you think that Edge legacy will be replaced by the new Edge in insider channels?
And did you find out about the process by which they added new Edge to 20h2 on your own? Because that's interesting
