Dec 03 2019 10:40 AM
Hello insiders, today we’re releasing build 80.0.345.0 to the Dev channel! We’ve also got an exciting update over on our blog about how our Tracking Prevention feature is evolving: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/12/03/improving-tracking-prevention-microsoft-edge-79.
Before we get to all the most noteworthy changes, it’s worth mentioning something that hasn’t changed: favorites sync is still disabled for most people in order to prevent some crashes and favorites duplication. However, if you’re currently syncing with Edge mobile, your favorites sync hasn’t been disabled, so if you’re experiencing Edge crashing shortly after startup, it’s likely that your favorites sync is still enabled.
Added features:
Improved reliability:
Changed behavior:
Known issues:
As always, we’re very thankful for all of your usage and feedback!
Dec 03 2019 03:42 PM - edited Dec 03 2019 06:11 PM
Opening the new tab page is not working: it loads and spins indefinitely. Typing in another URL works: just the default new tab page has broken.
I remember this bug in previous builds, but hadn't been hit. Looks like it's my turn now.
Already reported via the Smiley.
18363.476, Windows 10 Pro x64.
EDIT: after about ~10 minutes of using the browser, the New Tab page started to work intermittently. But still, about 80% of the time, I'm stuck here with the spinning favicon. Once the New Tab page does load, it loads extremely fast (much faster than previous builds).
Dec 03 2019 03:58 PM
@HotCakeX it's only for some PDFs though, not all of them? Is there anything common to the PDFs you can't draw on, like maybe graphics or forms?
Dec 03 2019 03:59 PM
@FedeDiLo oh man, I would love that as well! Let me ask around if this is something we've got in our backlog yet.
Dec 03 2019 04:57 PM
After this update: I've run into an issue with this latest build - Edge loads a grey screen and I can't get into any menus/pages/settings. edge://settings loads forever, I can't clear the cache, and all URLs instantly fail. Right click has no response so I can't inspect or do anything, it's like it is failing to load the page.
Currently running latest build (just relaunched a minute ago) with Windows 1903, build 18947.1000
Delete the User Data folder, same issue. Loaded as guest gave me the same as well.
No DNS setup and using my ISPs. Trying with VPN (just in case), same issue.
Also note: Add-ons crash on launch but I can't get into Extensions to disable them the normal method.
Dec 03 2019 08:54 PM - edited Dec 03 2019 09:01 PM
@josh_bodner
Josh, please, comment on or explain the following. There is a pronounced effort to bring 'tools' to PDFs, the latest being Highlighter. These things (abilities/functions) sound an awful lot like what is in Add notes of Edge HTML. Having this stuff for PDFs is, certainly, great, but, simultaneously, Add notes should be/must be in the browser! We should not be hearing about this for PDFs, only and not for the browser, also! Supposed to be in the browser so people can CONTINUE to use it to then Share which, is why their icons sit/live side-by-side .
Not, only, need the Add notes icon, but, the Share icon is not where it belongs (YET). It's not a big help buried in the ellipsis.
Cheers,
Drew
Dec 03 2019 11:04 PM
@josh_bodner wrote:@HotCakeX it's only for some PDFs though, not all of them? Is there anything common to the PDFs you can't draw on, like maybe graphics or forms?
Hi,
Yes only on some of them, they have texts, graphics, table inside them, but so do the rest of my PDFs that work with inking, it's hard to find the difference..
Dec 03 2019 11:09 PM
@Artimidorus wrote:After this update: I've run into an issue with this latest build - Edge loads a grey screen and I can't get into any menus/pages/settings. edge://settings loads forever, I can't clear the cache, and all URLs instantly fail. Right click has no response so I can't inspect or do anything, it's like it is failing to load the page.
Currently running latest build (just relaunched a minute ago) with Windows 1903, build 18947.1000
Delete the User Data folder, same issue. Loaded as guest gave me the same as well.
No DNS setup and using my ISPs. Trying with VPN (just in case), same issue.
Also note: Add-ons crash on launch but I can't get into Extensions to disable them the normal method.
Hi,
i think you need to change your Windows 10 because you mentioned you are using Build 18947...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlkpoB_xw2w
Dec 03 2019 11:13 PM
Hi,
in here https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Top-feedback-summary-for-December-3/m-p/1044780
Dec 04 2019 01:08 AM - edited Dec 04 2019 01:10 AM
Do NOT manually set your DNS IPs if you're in an Active Directory environment. You'll have a bad day.
Dec 04 2019 01:15 AM
@CurtisBrabham wrote:Do NOT manually set your DNS IPs if you're in an Active Directory environment. You'll have a bad day.
Of course :)
that was for personal computers, local AD joined computers (non-admins) wouldn't even be able to change their DNS without the required permissions.
though AAD (Azure AD) devices won't be having any problems if they change their DNS ^^
Dec 04 2019 04:24 AM
I had to remove the latest DEV and install Beta. Whenever Edge was launched, it created a miniature version of itself in the upper left hand corner of the main Edge screen. Any movement of the mouse to interact with the maximized version would only produce results on the miniature version.
Also noted that Beta channel will not let you remove the default work profile.
Dec 04 2019 05:06 AM
Dec 04 2019 05:48 AM
Pretty big scrolling performance regression here. I don't see it on Canary. Scrolling is janky, often under 60fps, and a lot of lost frames. It's really showing when scrolling with a touchscreen and activating the fling animation.
Since Canary is OK (in fact, better than ever), I suppose it's temporary, but Dev is annoying to use for a bit.
Dec 04 2019 06:39 AM
Dec 04 2019 06:42 AM
@josh_bodner Love the new Edge. I use it 99% of the time. Hoping that an issue with moving tabs to another screen or window can be improved upon. When I move a tab it seems to take the whole window with it and I have to move the new- or the old - one back in order to have both visible. Keep up the good work. JGHan
Dec 04 2019 08:02 AM
Dec 04 2019 08:06 AM
@vincethewipet wrote:
Thank you for the suggestion.
But smooth scrolling is on by default since Chrome 49. Anyway it's not an animation problem, it's a performance problem.
Since I don't see it in Canary, I will assume it's a temporary bug, nothing to worry about :).
Chrome 49?
I'm not talking about Google chrome, it's all about Edge insider browser in here and smooth scrolling is being implemented again, Microsoft is actively working on it.
you can also see improvements on smooth scrolling is on the list here
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Top-feedback-summary-for-December-3/m-p/1044780
Dec 04 2019 08:49 AM
Did you resolve this, I have the exact same issue where a mini window overlays the main window, did a fresh install including going to safe mode and deleting denied folders. Fresh install and still didn't work, rinse and repeat and installed Canary build and it works as expected as does Beta, so the issue is specific to DEV.
For reference I had only 2 extensions Citrix and Last Pass, I had removed both in testing as well so unlikely related, but worth mentioning.
Thanks
Dec 04 2019 08:57 AM - edited Dec 04 2019 08:57 AM
Can confirm - I had noticed this smooth scroll issue in Canary about a week or two ago, and it's finally gone now. It's too bad they couldn't fix it before it found its way into Dev, though.
Dec 04 2019 09:38 AM - edited Dec 04 2019 09:43 AM
This work is not about the smooth-scrolling flag. The Edge team is not duplicating existing flags, that would be a giant mess, and impossible to merge back in Chromium.
Smooth-scrolling is about replacing the old step-by-step scrolling of Chromium. Enabling the smooth-scroll flag should do nothing, since it's default. Turning it off will remove the scrolling animation in some cases (for example, using Page Up or Page Down to navigate a web site).
Microsoft is using a different flag for edge-like scrolling (edge-experimental-scrolling). It's also on by default in Edge. I also think this work has landed in Chromium recently.
Here is the commit: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/1906299
Those flags are mostly for scrolling personality. Performance improvements are made elsewhere.