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David Rubino
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Jun 04, 2019

Dev channel update to 76.0.176.1 is live

Greetings insiders! Today we released build 76.0.176.1 to the Microsoft Edge Dev Channel.  Although it’s only been a short time since the last update to the Dev Channel, we still have some fixes and ...
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VEKTR0
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If you don't want to use Windows' media controls to control media content in Edge, you can disable it by going to edge://flags, searching "media", then disabling both "Media Session Service" and "Hardware Media Key Handling".

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Nate wu
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Jun 05, 2019

VEKTR0 Ah, thanks will try! I think they should have it default.

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    VEKTR0
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    Jun 05, 2019

    Nate wu Yeah, I wish it was disabled by default, but I too had issues with it and had to go in and disable it. Kinda sucks, but easy fix.

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      im_kyoshi
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      Jun 05, 2019

      VEKTR0 

      Uhm, but it is quite handy while listening to podcasts on YouTube etc. 
      To able to use media buttons on your keyboard or mouse, such as Pause, to control the video.

      MY problem with it this box is rather that it looks really bad.
      Firstly it should not display "msedge.exe" but rather Microsoft Edge, or perhaps even tab-name it has in the Edge browser, for example "Youtube - Podcast".

      Secondly, it should have some sort of icon. Again, perhaps tab specific? If you are controlling a YouTube-tab, then put a Youtube-logo there. If possible of course.

       

      Lastly, why the media box reappears when hovering over it is more of a Windows 10 annoyance, than it is an Edge-problem. It has been an annoying function for a very long time now, while using for example Spotify.

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