14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is now up for grabs, only a few days after the first leak made it to the web.
Since this isn’t yet an official release, a changelog isn’t available, so it’s hard to tell exactly what’s been changed since the previous version.
However, after using the browser for several hours, I can tell that the overall reliability and browsing speed have both been improved in this build, though you can only notice it when comparing it with the older version side by side.
Also, Microsoft Edge seems to be a little bit more responsive now, especially on Windows 10 – as I reported earlier this week, the new Chromium-based version of the browser also runs smoothly on Windows 7, as the migration to the new engine allows Microsoft to release it cross-platform.
Of course, Microsoft Edge version 75.0.111.0 is still an early development build, so expect the browser to improve more significantly as we get closer to the official preview build for users worldwide.
The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
Microsoft announced in late 2018 that it would be giving up on EdgeHTML and migrate Edge browser to Chromium, explaining that such a change allows the company to contribute to the development of this engine and thus improve the web experience for everyone.
The company promised an early testing build of the new browser in the first months of 2019, and given all these leaks, it’s believed that this release is just around the corner.
As for the full version of the new Microsoft Edge, little is known at this point, but this should happen later this year.
Microsoft Edge is being maintained as part of the same channels as Google Chrome, with Microsoft pushing builds through Canary, Beta, and Stable channels.
You can see a screenshot tour of the new browser here, and download Microsoft Edge for Windows from Softpedia using this link.