Microsoft brings Edge to version 83 for all users: these are the improvements that reach all users

It was more than three months ago, when Microsoft launched the new Chromium-based Edge on January 15th. The time had come to retire the Edge that had been used until now and start testing, outside the test channel, the renewed Microsoft browser.

And now, it's time to talk about a new update that comes to the stable version of Edge with improvements and functions that have already been tested in the Canary, Dev and Beta channels. Getting the new Edge) is very easy and now you can try the new update (version 83.0.478.37) that comes to add improvements to the stable version of Edge, a update that reaches all supported platforms

Improvements and new functions

• Microsoft Edge updates will now roll out gradually Going forward, Microsoft Edge updates will roll out over several days with in order to avoid possible errors during installation. Automatic updates will continue to arrive without problems but in the form of progressive implementations.
• There have been several improvements to the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen service, such as improved protection against malicious sites that redirect on load and the Higher-level frame blocking, which completely replaces malicious sites with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen security page.Higher-level frame blocking prevents audio and other media from being played from the malicious site, providing an easier and less confusing experience.
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• Thanks to user feedback, you can now exempt certain cookies from automatic deletion when the browser is closed. This option is useful if there is a site that users do not want to log out of, but still want all other cookies to be cleared when the browser is closed. To use this function, it is necessary to go to the route edge://settings/clearBrowsingDataOnClose and activate the Cookies and other site data option. "

• Automatic profile switching is now available to help access content more easily between profiles. If multiple profiles are used at work, they can be verified by browsing to a site that requires authentication of a work or school account while remaining in the personal profile.
• In Collections you can now use drag and drop to add an item to a collectionv without opening the collection. During the drag and drop operation, you can also choose a location in the collection list where you want to place the item.
• In Collections multiple items can be added to a collection instead of adding one item at a time. To add multiple items, select the items and then drag them into a collection, or if you prefer, select the items, right-click, and then choose the collection to send the items to.
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• You can now add all tabs in an Edge window to a new collection without adding them individually. To do this, right-click any tab and choose Add all tabs to a new collection."

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• Extension Sync is now available so we can have all extensions synced across all your devices. To use this function you have to click on the ellipsis in the menu bar, select Configuration>" "
• Improved the message on the Downloads management page for unsafe downloads that have been blocked. "
• Added improvements to the Immersive Reader by adding support for Adverbs in the parts of speech experience we have in Immersive Reader. While reading an article within the immersive reader, we can open the grammar tools and turn on adverbs within parts of speech to highlight all adverbs on the page.

• As enhancements to the Immersive Reader added the ability to select any content on a web page and open it in Immersive Reader. This capability allows users to use the immersive reader and all learning tools, such as Line Focus and Read Aloud, on all websites.
• Link doctor provides host correction and a search query to users when they misspell a URL.
• Now allow users to save configuration when launching an external protocol for a specific site. Users can configure the ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox policy to enable or disable this feature.
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• Users can set Microsoft Edge as their default browser directly from Microsoft Edge Settings. To enable this function, go to the path edge://settings/defaultBrowser and click Set as default."
• Added various DevTools updates, including new remote debugging support, UI improvements, and more. For more details, see What's New in DevTools (Microsoft Edge 83) .
• The Microsoft Cloud Access Security (MCAS) warning scenario is now available, which allows administrators to configure warn, a new MCAS block category, where the user can override an MCAS block page.
• Do not allow synchronous XmlHttpRequest on page discard. Sending synchronous XmlHttpRequests while downloading a web page is removed, resulting in improved browser performance and reliability, but may affect web applications that have not yet been updated to use more modern web APIs, such as sendBeacon and fetch.

Policy Updates

15 new policies have been added. Updated administrative templates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Edge Enterprise home page. Added the following new policies.

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