It has taken several months but Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 can finally access the new Edge via Windows Update

Edge is a palpable reality in Windows and it has been for all users since Microsoft decided on January 15 that it was time to get out of the test channels, the only ones who could savor all the advantages that I was adding thanks to the possibilities offered by Chromium.

Later, it was time to launch it and begin to replace Edge in the classic version, which we have come to call Edge Legacy. With Windows 10 May 2020 Update, the new Chromium-based Edge was already here to replace the classic version, but Windows 7 and Windows 8 were still to come.1, two operating systems can already test it without having to pull a manual installation.

Do not change default browser

Microsoft has begun to release the arrival of the new Edge to all those computers that are still installed in previous operating systems such as in the case of Windows 7 and 8.1To access the new Edge, all you have to do is dive into Windows Update and meet some requirements. A long wait, as Microsoft announced compatibility of Edge with Windows 7 in mid-January.

In the case of Windows 7 SP1, you must have the following updates installed before applying this update and in the case of using 8.1 , there are no prerequisites to apply this update: .

• You must have the SHA-2 update (KB4474419) dated September 23, 2019 or a later SHA-2 update installed, and then restart your device before applying this update.If you use Windows Update, the latest SHA-2 update will be offered to you automatically.
• You must have the Servicing Stack Update (SSU) (KB4490628) dated March 12, 2019 or a later SSU update installed.

The arrival of Edge with Chromium engine in Windows 7 and 8.1 also brings a series of points that should be highlighted The first and the one that may worry some users and companies fearful of compatibility is positive, because it does not replace the classic version of Edge, does not change the browser that they have default and also offers compatibility with Internet Explorer.

Windows 7, is a version that is no longer supported (in fact has not received an extra patch since February), something that It has even led to the collection of signatures so that it becomes an open source system.

The deployment is being progressive, so it may still take a few days to see the notification within Windows Update.

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