Microsoft No Longer Supports Edge Legacy
Mar. 10, 2021Going forward,Edge Legacy users will no longer receive important security updatesfrom Microsoft. If you’ve already moved to another browser, you can safely ignore this. Microsoft willremove the legacy Edge browser from your systemthrough a Windows update in April. To prevent your machine from security risks, it is better to stop using the old Edge browser.
If you’re using Windows 10, you’ve probably seen Microsoft nudging you multiple times to install Chromium Edge by now. In case you missed them all, you can download the new Edge browser fromMicrosoft’s website. Those looking for an option that isn’t from Microsoft can find one from our article on thebest Windows 10 browsers.
While Chromium Edge is arguably better than the now-discontinued Edge, the demise of the old Edge browser also reduces competition in the rendering engine space. However, Microsoft’s decision to embrace the Chromium engine has resulted in wider user adoption for Edge browser.
Ever since the Chromium transformation, Edge’s development team has been busy implementing user-facing features includingsleeping tabs,Collections,vertical tabs,kids mode, and more. The company has also brought back features from Edge legacy such as the convenientweb capture tool.
Now that Edge legacy is officially dead, can we please stop calling the new Edge ‘Chromium Edge’, ‘Edge Chromium’, or ‘Chredge’?
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
