Edge is updated again within the Dev Channel: improves the use of the stylus when erasing content on the screen

Microsoft continues to work on improving the experience achieved with the new Chromium-based Edge, with which more and more users are adopting it as their main browser. On this occasion it is Edge within the Dev channel that benefits with this new update.

An update in which Microsoft includes a good number of general fixes along with an important specific improvement focused on optimizing the stylus application when erasing content on the screen.These improvements arrive with build 80.0.345.0.

Before continuing, Microsoft warns that with this update we are not going to find synchronization of favorites still activated, which is still disabled for most people to avoid some locks and duplication of favorites.

New additions

• With this new update improves the use of the stylus, since you can now erase content drawn on the screen using the side of the eraser of a pen.
• Added support for using the arrow keys and spacebar to draw screenshots of comments in editor mode.
• Added SmartScreen protection against downloads of potentially unwanted applications.
• Added Extensions and Collections toggles to the sync settings page, but keeps them disabled in anticipation of syncing for those data types that will be enabled soon.
• Added support for dark themes to certain UIs that appear when the browser is managed by Group Policy.
• Added support for dark themes to the local new tab page that is displayed when the device is not connected to the Internet.
• Added a group policy to enforce whether or not headers and footers are added to printed pages.

Bugs fixed

• Fixed an issue where highlighting text on a web page would sometimes cause a browser crash.
• Fixed an issue where right-clicking could cause the browser to crash
• Fixed an issue where browser UI sometimes appears to hang or turn completely black, but still it responds to input and can be fixed by killing the GPU process.
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• Fixed an issue where using Read Aloud>"
• Fixes a crash on macOS.
• Fixed an issue where Netflix playback would crash on certain machines.
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• Fixed an issue where exporting a Collection>" "
• Fixed an issue that could cause crashes when adding multiple pages to a Collection from the same tab. "
• "Fixed an issue where exporting a Collection to Excel could sometimes fail or cause an existing exported Collection to be overwritten."
• "Fixed an issue where users signed in to Windows with a work or school account cannot remove the Work account that is automatically added to Edge."
• Removed the link to Manage Favorites from the Other Favorites folder on the Favorites Bar.
• Changed the button in Settings that changes which profile is active to open a window to a new tab instead of Settings.

• Fixed an issue where typing the address of a website that had already been visited would not auto-complete the website name in the address bar dropdown.
• Fixed an issue where some of the First Run Experience privacy links open in a new tab in the background instead of a popup window.
• "Fixed an issue where clicking links in a Collection would sometimes cause the Collections panel to display an error page."
• "Fixed an issue where adding an item to a Collection would sometimes also cause a second empty card to appear."
• "Fixed an issue where a Collection that is updated in one window sometimes does not update in another window."
• Fixed an issue where collections that are exported to Word sometimes do not have the images exported correctly.
• Fixed an issue where items exported from a Collection had an incorrect date applied to each reference.
• Fixed an issue where invalid URLs could be dragged and dropped into a Collection.
• Fixed an issue where uninstalling installed websites or PWAs would not prompt to delete browsing data for that site.

Known Issues

• Setup page appears too large or enlarged on certain machines.
• 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.

• At certain zoom levels, there is a noticeable line between the browser user interface and web content.
• Jumplist entries are not consistent between the Start menu and the taskbar for some users.We believe this is due to the Start menu shortcut not migrating correctly after an Edge update and we are working on a fix. Also, after getting the update for the new icon, there are still places in the Start menu, for example when searching, that still show the old icon. Other places, like the taskbar, can be fixed by unpinning and re-pinning existing Edge shortcuts.

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.

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