Build 2021: Microsoft Edge 91 Gets Sleeping Tabs and Startup Boost
May. 25, 2021Microsoft Edge 91 Gets Sleeping Tabs and Startup Boost
According to Microsoft, Edge will be the best-performing browser on Windows 10 after the upcoming Edge 91 release. Edge 91 is all set for release later this week. So, let’s get to the features Microsoft has added to make this bold claim.
If you are an Edge user, you might be wondering that the Redmond giant had already added sleeping tabs to the browser. And you are not wrong. In fact, we even wrote a guide onhow to use sleeping tabs on Edgeearlier this year. The new change here, however, is the improvement in the feature’s performance.
Microsoft says that the improved sleeping tabs now offer up to 82% memory savings. The company managed to achieve this byputting ads to sleep state when your tabs are in the background.Image: Microsoft
Another feature aimed at improving the performance of the browser is Startup boost. With Startup boost, Edge loads faster by running a set of core Microsoft Edge processes in the background. Microsoft saysStartup boost doesn’t add additional resources when Edge’s browser windows are open. You can enable or disable the feature fromSettings -> System -> Startup boost,as we detailed in our article on thebest Edge tips and tricks.
Other changes in Edge since last year’s Build conference include the general availability of WebView 2 that’s included with WinUI 3, broader availability of WebView 2 Runtime, PWAs on Microsoft Store, and over 5,300 commits to the Chromium project.
In the same blog post, Microsoft reiterated theretirement of Internet Explorer next yearand reminds users touse Edge’s IE modeto access legacy websites. If you want to try Edge 91 right now, you can install Edge betafrom Microsoft’s website.
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