Feb 16 2021 12:49 PM
Hello Insiders! Today we’re releasing build 90.0.796.0 to the Dev channel. No matter who you are, we’ve got lots of exciting content today:
As for all the new features in the browser this week:
Added features:
Improved reliability:
Changed behavior:
Known issues:
As always, we couldn’t do this without you!
Feb 16 2021 01:04 PM
Again, you haven't even acknowledged numerous touch input issues. This is the only thing you are consistent on. Certainly not touch text selection UI/UX vs OS's.
Feb 16 2021 01:44 PM
I do not think that changing all of 'Manage Favourites', 'Manage history' and 'Manage Downloads' to 'Open in new tab' is at all right. When, in Canary and not having noticed there'd been a change, I actually went to open the Favourites page to do some re-organising after importing some new favourites, opened the more... menu in the favourites dropdown and found 'Open in new tab' but no 'Manage Favourites' I actually thought you'd added some switch as to whether clicking on a favourite opened it in the same or a new tab but had had broken and lost the Manage Favourites to open edge://favorites/ and ended up getting to edge://favorites/ indirectly via edge-urls. And then I submitted it as a bug report via Send Feedback (followed awhile later by a corrected report when I finally realised those 'Open in new tabs' were the 'Manage' links re-titled). It's just not obvious that 'Open in new tab' in those dropdown menus open the full favourite, history and download pages,
Please change the name of those actions back. Or change them to 'Show all favourites/history/downloads' or something like that. It's just wrong and confusing, what you've changed it to.
Today's Canary is still showing the 'Profile Error' message on every start (though then apparently working OK) that started over a week ago.
Feb 16 2021 02:26 PM - edited Feb 16 2021 02:28 PM
Thank you for the update, very good stuff,
btw, I had the opportunity to try out the new Kids mode in Edge,
very nice feature that is free, doesn't need too much technical background like group policy etc.
just one question, is it supposed to let kids tab out or press Window button to use a different browser?
currently the Windows Pin requirement is only for when trying to close the Kids mode, but the person can just press Window button on keyboard or Alt + Tab to switch to another app/browser.
would it be possible to completely lock down the PC and restrict the Kids window so the user won't be able to switch/open other apps? (without group policy and only Kids mode/family safety)
Feb 16 2021 08:53 PM - edited Feb 16 2021 08:58 PM
@josh_bodner This may be a !WOMM, but with this latest Edge update in combination with this latest Win 10 (insider build 21313), ALT + TAB functionality no longer includes individual Edge tabs, like I was so getting used to.
Feb 16 2021 09:34 PM
Feb 16 2021 10:48 PM - edited Feb 16 2021 10:50 PM
Opening of the collections should be faster. The delay when opening is very annoying.
Feb 17 2021 12:33 AM
@Scott Wade wrote:@josh_bodner This may be a !WOMM, but with this latest Edge update in combination with this latest Win 10 (insider build 21313), ALT + TAB functionality no longer includes individual Edge tabs, like I was so getting used to.
Your problem could be stemming from Windows Insider build.
I'm on latest Edge canary on Windows 10 20H2 and I can use Alt + Tabs normally.
Version 90.0.800.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)
however, on my other machine that had insider dev build 21313, I couldn't use Alt + Tab previously. (haven't checked again)
so, it could be an Edge problem which is fixed now in higher channel, Canary, and all you gotta do is to wait till you receive the fix in Dev channel,
Or it's stemming from Windows insider build in which case you gotta file a feedback for it in feedback hub.
Feb 17 2021 01:10 AM
This version is completely broken.
When starting EDGE, it takes 5-6 sec and the windows stays all white (no title bar, just a white rectangle)
this is 30 times slower than previous version - and very annoying - nearly unusable
Feb 17 2021 01:15 AM
@josh_bodnerThis version immediately crashes on my Mac (MacBook Pro 2018, macOS 11.2.1) as soon as I open a new tab and start typing in the address bar.
Feb 17 2021 02:42 AM
@Yoneff I am experiencing the same issue when Edge opens. All white screen for several seconds.
Feb 17 2021 03:02 AM
@josh_bodner Hello,
I'm using Edge Dev (Version 90.0.796.0) and still don't have password monitor & flyout menus for collections & downloads.
It is because this features rolled out step by step and I'm just unlucky and don't included in first waves?
Feb 17 2021 03:27 AM - edited Feb 17 2021 03:30 AM
Can anyone confirm this? I can't search for cookies, nothing happens.
Feb 17 2021 04:00 AM
Feb 17 2021 04:04 AM
I get the white screen for a bit less than a second in both Dev and Canary, exactly the same as in the Stable release. I do not have Start-up boost turned on, if that's relevant.
Feb 17 2021 08:39 AM
After applying this update, Edge no longer would open for me instantly. A blank window opened and after a while the top bar with minimize, close buttons appears .. but title bar just says "unresponsive". I kept closing and reopening with no luck.
Finally I just left it open and about 5 minutes and the "you've been upgraded" page did finally appear... and the browser worked as expected.
But when I close it and open it again, the same thing happens every time. Big white blank screen for about 5 min, then finally opens.
Thanks,
Terry
Feb 17 2021 10:08 AM
Feb 17 2021 12:18 PM
@manania just watched and it takes about 1.5 minutes every time I launch Edge from Launch to actually getting a web page rendered.
Terry
PS - incognito does launch instantly though.
Feb 17 2021 12:39 PM
please try clearing your browser data (set time range to all time)
edge://settings/clearBrowserData