Edge Updates on Dev Channel with SmartScreen Feature to Block Unwanted Apps

Microsoft has once again updated Edge within the Dev Channel, which we can call the intermediate channel, the one located between the Canary Channel, the one with daily updates and the Beta, the most conservative of the three. Previous channels before being launched for the generality of users.

Now Microsoft releases Edge build 84.0.495.2 on the Dev Channel A version that comes with an important improvement such as the function SmartScreen that helps block potentially unwanted applications.And along with this feature, features bug fixes and performance improvements.

List of improvements

• Added the ability for Guided Switch to offer to switch to personal profiles instead of just work or school profiles.
• Add a keyboard shortcut (Alt + Shift + R on Windows) to display the options bar in Immersive Reader.
• Now has support for SmartScreen, so it is easier to block potentially unwanted applications that are downloaded to our equipment.
• Added the ability for developers to debug Edge instances.
• Fixed an issue where right-clicking the back and forward buttons to open the log would cause the browser to crash.
• Fixed an issue where clicking the link on the history management page to clear browsing data would cause the browser to crash.
• Fixed an issue where trying to share multiple times in quick succession would sometimes crash the browser.
• Fixes an issue where installing Edge on Mac sometimes crashes.
• Fix an issue where the first IE mode tab in a window sometimes gets stuck on its initial navigation.
• Fixes an issue where browser login failed because the login dialog sometimes did not appear.
• Fix another issue where random rendering processes sometimes cause constant high CPU usage.
• Fixed an issue where pasting into text fields on web pages sometimes crashes.
• Fixes an issue where the Edge taskbar shortcut sometimes disappears.
• Fixed a bug where apps were showing up in the menu …> apps that shouldn't show up there.
• Fixed an issue where the website information dropdown was not correct in Immersive Reader.
• Fix an issue where certain address fields cannot be left blank when editing a saved address in Settings, even though they should be.
• Fixes an issue where the onscreen keyboard sometimes dismisses other popups when it shouldn't.

• Fix an issue where the URL displayed in Immersive Reader is the original URL of the web page instead of one that specifies that the read mode is currently active.
• Fix an issue where the link to review security settings on the sync settings page goes to the location of personal accounts, even when signed in to the browser with an account professional or educational.
• Fixed an issue where collections exported to Word sometimes did not have the language set correctly.
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• Fixed an issue where Guest window tabs would appear as InPrivate>"
• Fix an issue where the Find on Page popup sometimes does not appear when using Shy UI.
• Fixes an issue where the username displayed on the Privacy Settings page is sometimes multiple zeros .

Remember that you can 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