Dev channel update to 81.0.416.3 is live

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Hello Insiders, today we’re releasing build 81.0.416.3 to the Dev Channel.  We expect this to be the last build for major version 81, which means we will soon be bringing it to the Beta channel.  Additionally, for those of you who have the Stable channel installed, we released our first update to Stable last week, bringing it up to major version 80, and for people on ARM64 machines, installing the native ARM64 build of Stable.  We also started a discussion last week around Edge Legacy’s Tab Preview feature and what you’d like to see us do with it in the future:  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/tab-preview-discussion/m-p/1160569.  Finally, all of the features and fixes worth mentioning this week: 

 

Added features: 

 

  • Added blue color to the account button in InPrivate windows as suggested by user feedback. 
  • Added a tool on the Favorites management page to remove duplicate favorites. 
  • Enabled Collections sync for all channels that currently have Collections available. 
  • Added the ability to highlight text in PDFs. 
  • Added support for web-optimized PDFs that download one page at a time as they’re viewed. 
  • Added a feature to Immersive Reader to focus on only one or a few lines at a time. 
  • Added a dialog to inform users when an extension is disabled because it has the ability to change settings (new tab page, search provider, etc.)
  • Added a message when a user tries to use IE mode and Internet Explorer isn’t installed. 
  • Added support for syncing the “Sign in automatically” setting under edge://settings/passwords. 
  • Added an option in edge://settings/profiles/multiProfileSettings to choose a default profile to use when opening links in external applications. 
  • Added a management policy controlling the ability to import Top Sites from another browser. 
  • Added a management policy controlling the ability to import Extensions from another browser. 
  • Added a management policy controlling the ability to import Cookies from another browser. 
  • Added a page to Settings to help users download Edge mobile. 

 

Improved reliability: 

 

  • Fixed an issue where saving a PDF sometimes crashes the tab. 
  • Fixed an issue where watching encrypted video from sites like Netflix sometimes causes the device to freeze.  Note that this issue is actually fixed by updating to the latest video drivers, so the Edge fix for this is to avoid the issue by degrading video playback on devices with old drivers. 
  • Fixed some issues where signing into the browser fails, or succeeds but doesn’t allow for sync.
  • Fixed a crash on browser shutdown for users of Family Safety.    
  • Fixed a browser crash during the First Run Experience. 

 

Changed behavior: 

 

  • Fixed an issue where text on a webpage would occasionally appear corrupted. 
  • Fixed an issue where the “Move to new window” tab context menu entry contains a gibberish string. 
  • Fixed an issue where the Jumplist is missing or has incorrect entries. 
  • Fixed an issue where the keyboard shortcut to start Read Aloud isn’t shown in menus. 
  • Fixed an issue where changing settings on the New Tab Page sometimes results in the settings not getting applied to subsequent new tabs until the browser is restarted. 
  • Fixed an issue where IE mode can’t be used and gives a message that Internet Explorer isn’t installed even though it is. 
  • Fixed an issue where a message that a new Edge window can’t be opened because Edge is currently running with administrator privileges is unexpectedly seen. 
  • Fixed an issue where dropping an extension file or folder onto the Extensions page when Developer Mode is enabled doesn’t install the extension. 
  • Fixed an issue where the UI to switch profiles when opening a link has invisible text in Dark Theme. 
  • Fixed an issue where some images weren’t loading in Immersive Reader. 
  • Fixed an issue where new profiles sometimes show the option to sign into the browser even though sign in is disabled via management policy. 
  • Fixed an issue where toggling certain website permission settings doesn’t update the UI. 
  • Fixed an issue where certain DRM-protected video only shows a black screen on HDR-capable devices. 
  • Fixed an issue where creating a new Collection or viewing a Collection appears to rename all existing Collections to “Collections”. 
  • Fixed an issue where dragging a link into a Collection doesn’t properly add the item. 
  • Fixed an issue where re-ordering items in a Collection using the keyboard doesn’t scroll the pane as the item is moved beyond the current window size. 
  • Permanently disabled Flash on ARM64 devices. 

 

Known issues: 

 

  • Some users are seeing favorites get duplicated after we made some fixes in that area last month. 
  • The dialog to install a website as an app sometimes doesn’t appear.  In those cases, interacting with the address bar or navigating in the same tab will sometimes bring it up. 
  • Users of certain security software packages will see all tabs fail to load with the error STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION. The only way to prevent this behavior is to uninstall that software. We’re currently engaging with the developers of that software to try to find a fix. 
  • After an initial fix for it recently, some users are still experiencing Edge windows becoming all black. UI popups like menus are not affected and opening the Browser Task Manager (keyboard shortcut is shift + esc) and killing the GPU process fixes it.  Note that some of these fixes don’t yet exist in the Stable channel, and the issue only appears to affect users with certain hardware.
  • There are some issues where users with multiple audio output devices sometimes don’t get any sound from Edge. In one case, Edge becomes muted in the Windows Volume Mixer and unmuting it fixes it.  In another, restarting the browser fixes it. 
  • At certain zoom levels, there is a noticeable line between the browser UI and the web contents.

 

As always, thanks for all your feedback and suggestions! 

 

58 Replies
Can you make the flags like Opera? to show what the default means? we don't know if it means enabled or disabled.

@HotCakeX it's in our backlog (because I added it myself!), but it's pretty low priority, so make sure you send feedback that you want it.  

Thanks, well if that helps i'll post the same comment as feedback through Edge :)
I'm curious though, does the system automatically prioritize feedbacks, for example based on how many people submit the same feedback/keyword or is it done manually?

@HotCakeX the way we choose what to work on is completely manual, but the number of people requesting something (or if it's a bug, affected by something) is a major factor in prioritizing the work.  And while it's great to have people chatting here about what they want in general, if there's a specific feature they're wanting or bug they're reporting, sending in-product feedback is the best way to make sure we get an accurate count.  

It's great to know, thank you.

The PDF inking function is still quite limited, is there any update on whether more colours/pen sizes/the ability to highlight with a pen might be made available as in the previous version of Edge?

Thanks!
I did however already try the Canary build and no luck, at least for me. Wondered if it was still going to be rolled out to everyone.
It should be, I had access to that feature constantly for the past month, but It was suddenly gone in the last Canary build 82.0.425 before that which was Version 82.0.424 everything was fine.
we should wait until Monday see what's going on!

@josh_bodner 

 

Dev channel build 81.0.416.3 appears to be stuck in an update loop.

 

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Clicking on Restart doesn't resolve the issue. Tried killing all msedge.exe processes to no avail.

Idk it didn't work for me.

@josh_bodner 

 

My current version of Dev is  Version 81.0.416.6 (Official build) dev (64-bit), but I see no notes on it.... 

 

Dennis5mile

@HotCakeX yeah, that's one of the unfortunate side-effects of using random targeting for feature rollouts, one day you have something, they next day you don't!  

@BoydB have you tried restarting your computer?  Usually when this happens, it's because some other program that's open has a lock on Edge, and instead of trying to figure out which program that is, restarting the device will close everything, which should let you update.  

@josh_bodner Tried restarting, yes. Never got out of the update loop - it always stayed on 81.0.416.3. Resorted to old Edge, downloaded the latest chromium Edge Dev and installed it. Now running on 81.0.416.6, and the browser shows it is now up to date.

@BoydB We just released a small update to .11 this morning, so you should see if you can get Edge to update normally this time.  

It worked as expected with the update to .11.

@josh_bodner 

 

Amazing stuff Josh! You guys have built a great browser. Edge is now being deployed as the default and only browser available throughout our national network of Managed Service Providers and we have had nothing but positive feedback. #byechrome

@David_Swenson So glad to hear it! Thank you all for being a part of this process and for continuing to provide such insightful feedback.

 

Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge