Surprise! We’ve got an extra release for version 100, so today we’re releasing build 100.0.1185.7 to the Dev channel. This is also the build we intend to bring to Beta, which means we’ll soon be back to our regularly scheduled programming with version 101 in the Dev channel.
This week, we’re also incredibly excited to announce a new feedback initiative we’re taking. Much like our GitHub repo for WebView2 feedback, we’re now launching a GitHub repo for F12 Dev Tools feedback! You can read more about it here: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2022/03/09/improving-devtools-together-announcing-the-new-edge-d.... As for what’s new in today’s Dev build:
Added features:
- Enabled by default support for Clarity Boost in Xbox Cloud Gaming.
- Added a prompt to automatically sign into sites (with the same account that’s used for signing into the browser) that are preventing it because they’ve previously been signed out of.
- Management policies (note that updates to documentation and administrative templates may not have occurred yet):
- Added a management policy to control if the Edge Asset Delivery Service is Enabled, which is a service that the browser uses to download various configuration files and machine learning models that power certain features.
- Added support for the PDF Secure Mode management policy, which controls Digital Signature validation of PDFs.
- Developer:
- Added an API to WebView2 to update Status Bar text. Note that this API was previously in “Experimental” status and updates to documentation and SDKs may not have occurred yet.
- Added support for non-value badges on PWA shortcuts to show when a website wants to set an alert but doesn’t want to specify any text on the badge.
Improved reliability:
- Fixed a crash when using Find on Page.
- Fixed a crash when opening certain PDFs.
- Fixed a crash when interacting with IE mode tabs.
- Fixed a crash when refreshing IE mode tabs.
- Fixed an issue where the browser sometimes can’t navigate to any websites and load endlessly.
- Mobile:
- Fixed a crash when viewing tabs.
- Fixed a crash when using certain Shopping features.
- Fixed a crash when using Read Aloud.
Changed behavior:
- Reduced the number of extensions that block Startup Boost.
- Fixed an issue where the browser re-opens as soon as it’s closed.
- Fixed an issue where Family Safety sometimes doesn’t work, and instead launches a regular window.
- Fixed an issue where clicking websites pinned to the taskbar sometimes activates existing tabs of the same site instead of opening a new tab to the site.
- Fixed an issue where websites are sometimes attached to the incorrect pinned website icon on the taskbar when there are multiple pages from the same website pinned.
- Fixed an issue where certain buttons can’t be hidden from the toolbar.
- Fixed an issue where Tab Groups don’t have the correct colors in certain menus.
- Management policies:
- Fixed an issue where certain versions of Windows report that they don’t support enterprise management when they should.
- Fixed an issue where the management policy to control if Kiosk Address Bar Editing is Enabled sometimes doesn’t work.
- Removed support for the management policy from Chromium to control if the Lock Icon In the Address Bar is Enabled, which controls which kinds of sites show the lock icon.
- Mobile:
- Fixed an issue where downloaded files sometimes can’t be opened.
- Fixed an issue where files sometimes can’t be downloaded and then shared to OneDrive.
- Fixed an issue where profiles sometimes can’t be switched after using Guided Switch.
- Fixed an issue where cookie consent dialogs from certain websites can’t be dismissed.
Known issues:
- Users of certain ad blocking extensions may experience playback errors on YouTube. As a workaround, temporarily disabling the extension should allow playback to proceed. See this help article for more details.
- Some users are still running into an issue where all tabs and extensions immediately crash with a STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH error. The most common cause of this error is outdated security or antivirus software from vendors like Symantec, and in those cases, updating that software will fix it.
- Users of the Kaspersky Internet Suite who have the associated extension installed may sometimes see webpages like Gmail fail to load. This failure is due to the main Kaspersky software being out of date, and is thus fixed by making sure the latest version is installed.
- Some users are seeing “wobbling” behavior when scrolling using trackpad gestures or touchscreens, where scrolling in one dimension also causes the page to subtly scroll back and forth in the other. Note that this only affects certain websites and seems to be worse on certain devices. This is most likely related to our ongoing work to bring scrolling back to parity with Edge Legacy’s behavior, so if this behavior is undesirable, you can temporarily turn it off by disabling the edge://flags/#edge-experimental-scrolling flag.
You should also see that Stable now has version 99, so if yours doesn’t, make sure you go to … > Help and Feedback > About Microsoft Edge to check for updates!