DNS improvements

We are nearing the end of August and Microsoft's updates continue, in this case referring to its brand new Chromium-based browser. The new Edge continues to improve in use thanks to the channels and test versions that allow users to have access to the new functions that are arriving.

Y This is how the latest update to Edge arrives within the Dev Channel, which has the number 86.0.615.3 and that brings new features such as the improvement to edit PDF documents, the Secure DNS feature that allows users to use DNS by default over HTTPS (DoH), as well as the expected bug fixes and performance improvements.

New functions

• Added the ability to use a pen to highlight PDF files.
• Added a new setting to use secure DNS.
• Add the ability to get suggestions for Pinterest collections and export collections to Pinterest.
• Added the ability to sort items in a collection by name.
• The Paste option has been added to the Collections menu.
• Add support for creating a video replay of an issue when submitting feedback.
• Enabled support for Chromium Serial Guard default configuration management policy.
• You now have support enabled for Chromium's Serial URL Request management policy.
• Support enabled for Chromium's Serial Blocked For Urls admin policy.

Performance improvements

• Fixed an issue where popup windows such as Translation or Login sometimes crash the browser when closed or dismissed.
• Fix where opening certain links from the New Tab page in a new InPrivate window crashes the browser.
• Fixes an issue where uninstalling a website installed as an app sometimes crashes the browser.
• Fixed an issue where a hung Edge would sometimes cause the entire device to crash.
• Fix an issue where Edge Insider channels cannot be uninstalled.
• Fixed an issue where browsing data is not cleared when windows for a specific profile are closed (instead, it is only cleared if all windows are closed) if the option to delete them automatically is enabled and there are windows for another profile that remain open.

Improvements made to behavior

• Fixed an issue where certain websites like Discord would not load.
• Fixes an issue where websites installed as apps sometimes open in regular tabs instead of their own tabless windows.
• Fix an issue where usernames were incorrectly identified as non-username fields or vice versa in autocomplete suggestion popups.
• Fixes an issue on Mac where the video touch bar sometimes appears on pages without videos.
• Fixed an issue where refreshing a page after it had been translated prevented it from being translated again.
• Fixed an issue where there is sometimes no dialog to confirm that caret navigation mode is off.

• Fix an issue where clicking a link in a PDF that was supposed to move it to a different location in the PDF would not move it to the correct location.
• Fixes an issue where the AutoComplete popup would sometimes not display completely.
• Fix an issue where Guest windows were sometimes incorrectly detected as InPrivate windows.
• Fixed an issue where Read Aloud would sometimes highlight incorrect words when reading PDF files.
• Fixes an issue where going out of full screen sometimes caused the tab strip to turn completely black.
• Fixes an issue where certain context menu icons were missing, such as "Move tab to another window" .

Known bugs in this build

• Mac users running OS 11 Preview (Big Sur) may experience issues with all versions of Edge, either crashing or not starting to begin with. We have identified the issue and are working to resolve it prior to the official launch of Big Sur.
• Users with certain hardware are seeing changes in scrolling behavior that are not intended. For example, pages scroll much faster than they used to. We are currently investigating.
• Users of certain ad blocking extensions may experience playback errors on YouTube.As a workaround, temporarily disabling the extension should allow playback to continue. See https: //techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/known-issue-adblock-causing-errors-on-youtube/mp/14 … for more details.
• Some users are still having an issue where all tabs and extensions immediately crash with a STATUS INVALID IMAGE_HASH error. The most common cause of this error is out-of-date security or antivirus software from vendors such as Symantec. In those cases, updating that software will fix it.
• Users of Kaspersky Internet Suite with the associated extension installed may sometimes see web pages such as Gmail not loading. This error is caused by the fact that Kaspersky's core software is not up to date, and therefore it can be solved by making sure that the latest version is installed.
• Some users are seeing duplicate favorites after previous fixes in that area.The solution is to install the stable version of Edge and sign in with an account that is already signed in to Edge. Fixing this should be easier now that the deduplication tool is available.
• After an initial fix, some users are still experiencing Edge windows turn completely black Open Browser Task Manager ( keyboard shortcut is shift + esc) and killing the GPU process usually fixes it. Note that this only seems to affect users with certain hardware and is most easily triggered by resizing an Edge window.

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• Some users see wobble behavior when scrolling using trackpad gestures or touch screens, where scrolling in one dimension also causes the page scrolls smoothly back and forth on the other.Note that this only affects certain websites and seems to be worse on certain devices. This is most likely related to our ongoing work to bring scrolling back to parity with Edge Legacy behavior, so if this behavior is undesirable, you can temporarily disable it by disabling edge://flags/edge -experimental-scrolling flag."
• There are some issues where users with multiple audio output devices sometimes do not receive any sound from Edge. In one case, Edge is muted in Windows Volume Mixer and turning it on fixes it. In another, restarting the browser fixes it.

Remember that this version already shows the improvements that have previously been tested within the Canary Channel. You can now download the new Edge at this link on any of the channels on the platforms on which it is available.If you already have it installed, just go to preferences within the browser and check if you have any pending updates.

Via | Microsoft