Top Feedback Summary for February 9

Microsoft

Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.

 

Greetings, Insiders! This week is pretty quiet, but we are closing out two items! Let’s check out what those are.

 

First up, last week we posted on the MSEdgeDev blog about how to enable kiosk mode when Microsoft Edge Legacy support ends next month. With that, we are going to close out Enable kiosk mode as Addressed. Note that we are still working on a couple more pieces to this, and you will see changes made on our release notes as they come.

 

Next, we are excited to share that Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list is Addressed in all channels, including our Stable channel! This was work done in partnership with our friends at Bing, and there are a few nuances to this feature we wanted to make sure you are aware of.

  • On the new tab page’s search box when you are not signed in, you will see a “remove” button in the suggestion list.
  • If you are signed into a personal Microsoft account, you will see a link to the Bing History page to manage your search history; since you are signed in, deletions from this search history page will reflect across everywhere you are signed into the same account.
  • If you are signed into a work or school Active Azure Directory (AAD) account, history is not stored for you and there’s nothing you need to delete!
  • The address bar itself works slightly differently in that data from this bar is not synced with your search history on your account and is browser-specific data. You will see an “x” to the right of the suggestion in the list that is considered a history item that you can remove.

As always, if you spot something you think the team should be aware of, or have suggestions on how to improve current or experimental features, let us know! Head to the ... menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback to give the team your detailed description of your thoughts.

 

And that’s it! We will chat at you all for next week’s update.

 

Here’s the updated list for this week:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed

Enable kiosk mode

16 weeks

Addressed

Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list 

35 weeks

Planned for January

Edge should respect the default PDF viewer

25 weeks

Planned for February

Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page

49 weeks

Planned for February
(Join the discussion)

Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window

73 weeks

Planned for February

Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website

77 weeks

Planned for February

(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

77 weeks

Planned

Users would like more theme and customization options

1 week

Planned

Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification

9 weeks

Planned

Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents

9 weeks

Planned

Some passwords are not saved

20 weeks

Planned

Add dictionary in PDF

25 weeks

Planned

Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason

28 weeks

Planned

Some web page fonts are blurry

40 weeks

Planned

MSA profile picture is not updating

44 weeks

Alternative Planned
(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

77 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Add ability to close tabs via double-click

44 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome

77 weeks

Under Review

Users can find and manage their tabs more easily by organizing them into associated groups

1 week

Under Review

Enable option to match Windows display language

15 weeks

Not Planned

Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close

13 weeks

Not Planned

(View the discussion)

Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account

23 weeks

Not Planned

Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab”

25 weeks

Not planned

(See the discussion)

Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

35 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the
discussion)

Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame

43 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the
discussion)

Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge

47 weeks

 

And here’s the list of top “quality areas” that we’re actively working on in response to your feedback:

 

Bring more extensions to the extensions store

Edge should use less memory than it does

Edge should use less CPU than it does

Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages

Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files

Opening a new tab is too slow

Update does not always work reliably

 

Definitions:

 

Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels.

Not Planned – We don’t currently plan to address this feedback, though we will continue to track it and reconsider our approach if needed.

Planned for… – We’re working on this and currently plan for it to be addressed in the Canary channel before the end of the month indicated.

Planned - We have reviewed this feedback and have a plan to address it. However, we aren't ready to share a target time frame just yet. 

Alternative Planned - We don’t currently plan to directly address this feedback; however, we are working on addressing this in the form of a new feature.

In Discussion – We’ve reviewed this feedback and to learn more we have started a discussion about it here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum.

Under Review – We are reviewing this feedback internally and do not have a plan to share at this time.

Quality Area – We will give extra weight to fixes and opportunities in this area. Please continue to report specific bugs and make specific asks. 

 

Archive of previously addressed topics:

 

Spoiler

 

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed on

Enable vertical tabs feature

23 weeks

Jan 27, 2021

Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows

26 weeks

Jan 27, 2021

Support two-page layout in PDF reader

32 weeks

Jan 27, 2021

Voice search on google.com doesn’t work

31 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Enable sync of browsing history between devices

57 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Add the ability to ink on web page content

57 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Add "text notes" feature to PDF files

27 weeks

Nov 17, 2020

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System
(See the discussion)

65 weeks

Nov 17, 2020

Enable customers to pin Favorites menu to the side of the screen

6 weeks

Nov 3, 2020

Make Edge available on Linux

(Download here)

39 weeks

Oct 20, 2020

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store
(Learn more)

60 weeks

Oct 15, 2020

Enable automatic generation of strong passwords

13 weeks

Sept 15, 2020

Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents

31 weeks

Sept 15, 2020

Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files

55 weeks

Sept 9, 2020

Provide different options for sorting favorites
(See the discussion)

51 weeks

Aug 11, 2020

Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
(See the alternative)

50 weeks

Aug 5, 2020

Highlighter tool for PDF files

21 weeks

July 15, 2020

Mouse cursor sometimes disappears

(Read the discussion)

11 weeks

June 24, 2020

Support read aloud of PDF files

20 weeks

June 9, 2020

Edge cannot find devices to cast media (Learn more)

16 weeks

May 19, 2020

Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close

21 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo

33 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices

19 weeks

Mar 19. 2020

Some users are unable to access any web page

3 weeks

Mar 11, 2020

Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated

13 weeks

Mar 4, 2020

Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar

17 weeks

Feb 26, 2020

Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile

26 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead

24 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page

20 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page

22 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

Enable search in the extensions store

17 weeks

Dec 19, 2019

The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo

1 week

Nov 14, 2019

A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line

12 weeks

Nov 14, 2019

YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified

1 week

Nov 4, 2019

Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store

4 weeks

Nov 4, 2019

Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion)

8 weeks

October 29, 2019

Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link

1 week

October 22, 2019

Inking for PDF files

9 weeks

October 22, 2019

Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar

1 week

October 15, 2019

Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme

6 weeks

October 1, 2019

Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page

6 weeks

October 1, 2019

ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages

6 weeks

October 1, 2019

Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs

1 week

September 17, 2019

Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date

4 weeks

September 17, 2019

“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser

2 weeks

September 4, 2019

Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites

1 week

August 29, 2019

Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps

1 week

August 29, 2019

Drop down menus in some web pages are not working

1 week

August 29, 2019

Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge

Addressed before these posts started

 

Build translation capabilities into the browser

Addressed before these posts started

 

Delete browsing history on exit

Addressed before these posts started

 

Show favorites bar only on the new tab page

Addressed before these posts started

 

Bring back reading view

Addressed before these posts started

 

Sync data with my work or school account

Addressed before these posts started

 

 

 

23 Replies

@MissyQWhen MS Edge Linux version will have the ability to login and syncing data?

 

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Thanks for the KIOSK mode, was waiting for it eagerly.

@moghaazi I'll 2nd that.  It's something I immediately check every single time there's an update.

@moghaazi 

 

Please fix this:  Edge should respect the default PDF viewer.

 

This fix has been on the list for 25 weeks. It is tying up two computers right now (one brand new) and impairing deadlines. I just want to view and save old PDF's. I should not have to be doing these fixes that apparently don't last longer than the next update of Windows--or less.   

 

@moghaazi  Microsoft has said that it plans to bring sync to Edge-Linux, but has not provided a timetable for that essential feature.  Without MSA sign-in and sync, Edge-Linux is not useful for end users.  Edge-Linux at this point is intended for testing and use by developers, not end users.  MSA sign-in and Sync will probably be in place before a Stable version is released.  No one outside Microsoft has any idea when Stable will be released.  We will just have to be patient. 

Microsoft, can you please add the ability to switch between personal, work, and school Microsoft profiles without manually importing favorites and syncing them across profiles. I would like to have an option to turn on or off syncing favorites and other features between my person, school, and work profiles.

Are they ever going to every fix Vertical tabs so that they do not automatically expand unless they are pinned? I like how the office works with the vertical tabs for the icons. That is how the edge should be with vertical tabs and when pinned they should be expanded.

Witam
Po odinstalowaniu starszej wersji Edge zawiesza się i strony typowo desktopowe nieprawidłowo reagują na komendy dawno nie było takich
problemów.
Natomiast witryny przystosowane do mobilnej obsługi działają prawidłowo.
Witryna internetowa jednego z banków kompletnie nie reagowała
gdyby był to problem powszechny to wersja wymaga wycofania.
Poprawki które zainstalowałem nie poprawiły nic .
To się wiąże z zmianą przeglądarki bo nikt nie będzie się zastanawiał - ja skorzystałem z dostępnej wersji mobilnej ale nie wiele osób będzie tak się angażować !
Uważam że Edge jest kluczowym programem dla Windows 10 i jego działanie jest oceniane łącznie z systemem i jego integracją.
Pozdrawiam
Jeżeli jest problem z odczytem starszej wersji PDF to wystarczy doinstalować starszy odrębny program do PDF i po problemie .
Ja nie robię z tego problemu .
pozdrawiam
W moim Edge to już działa ale nie uruchamiam na razie , ale to rozwiązanie jest w trakcie realizacji.
Synchronizacja taka jest bardzo potrzebna .

Support for sync on Linux.

@moghaazi This is the only thing that really matters MS. No other Linux browser lacks this feature.

Ja mam ciekawy pomysł sugeruję przeprowadzenie ankiety !
Ponieważ uważam że należy podzielić użytkowników i ich potrzeby dotyczące funkcji z których korzystają , lub są im nie potrzebne .
i tak samo można segmentować rozszerzenia nawet ta witryna
postępuję podobnie ograniczając dostępy i jest to dobre dla wszystkich
Może warto zapytać użytkowników tworząc ogólnie dostępną ankietę co tak naprawdę jest im potrzebne i jak duża jest to grupa docelowa !
Tworzenie rozwiązań dla wąskiej grupy docelowej może jest nie uzasadnione !
Ja jestem za przeprowadzenie takiej analizy , aby dać kierunek do rozwoju dla określonych odbiorców docelowych !
Bardzo dziękuję za zaufanie
I agree, I uninstall MS Edge from my Ubuntu, and installed Yandex browser instead, it's super fast, it's also in beta, but you can use syncing with your Yandex account, I might come back to Edge in stable version when they fix all their problems.
Witam
Ja nie chcę usuwać Microsoft Edge !
Ja chcę żeby był lepszy dlatego tu jestem !
Przedstawiłem Mój pogląd aby ukierunkować i określić co jest najważniejsze i dotyczy dużej grupy użytkowników , aby nie tracić czasu na niszowe problemy .
Ja mam kompilację Windows 19042.804
I dziś zainstalowałem kompilację Microsoft Edge wersja 88.0705.74
I jestem pełen nadziei bo Edge jest świetny i ja go polecam Wszystkim !
Obecny sposób wyświetlania witryn mi się bardzo podoba !
Korzystam często z komputerów podręcznych o niewielkich wydajnościach i właśnie Edge jest bardzo wydajny i go nie zamienię bo go lubię i chce żeby był jak najlepszy !
Usterki i chwilowe błędy wynikają z tego że wiele witryn nie nadąża za Nowym Edge !
Korzystam czytnika ekranu i powiększeń i działa to świetni .
Chcę podziękować Zespołowi Microsoft za wprowadzanie ułatwień dostępu które są obecnie potrzebne bo się wszyscy starzejemy i wzrok się nikomu nie poprawia - trzeba o tym pamiętać.
Chciałbym aby ustawienia domyślne umożliwiały wprowadzenie
Ułatwień dostępu w Microsoft Edge .
Dziękuję i pozdrawiam
Mam nową kompilację oby problemy znikły , bardzo bym tego chciał
Wszystkie problemy nie znikły , ale jest ich mniej kluczowy jest pomysł !

@moghaazi 


@moghaazi wrote:
I agree, I uninstall MS Edge from my Ubuntu, and installed Yandex browser instead, it's super fast, it's also in beta, but you can use syncing with your Yandex account, I might come back to Edge in stable version when they fix all their problems.

Yandex is a pretty good browser, their DNS is also good.

Hello @MissyQ

I want ask something.

When Microsoft want fix the installation path on Windows?

Because, you know when install Edge whatever Dev, Beta, or Stable, the program file location still on "Program Files (x86)," not on "Program Files."

 

I hope you're hear my feedback.

Thank you.

 
The 64-bit Edge going into the 32-bit "Program Files (x86)" is a long-standing issue Microsoft inherited from the Chromium project.

Though it has recently been addressed, and if you do a fresh install of 64-bit Google Chrome now it does indeed go into the correct-folder. I think either Brave or Vivaldi have also recently fixed it.

For Edge, I see no-reason why Microsoft cannot also update the full .MSI installer for the 64-bit to now go to the correct path, though for the 20H2 preinstalled Edge they will have to ask the Windows team to address this, which will likely have to wait until at-least 21H2, as 21H1 is planned at being only a minor update.