14 DAY TRIAL // Tuesday brings us the April 2021 Patch Tuesday rollout, and in addition to new security updates, Microsoft will also release one important update for Windows 10 users.
It’s a new tool whose purpose is to remove Microsoft Edge legacy, and if you haven’t already installed it manually, replace it with the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge.
The legacy version of the app, which was the original browser that shipped with Windows 10, no longer receives support, as the last updates were published in March.
And now Microsoft is getting ready to pull it from Windows 10 devices and focus entirely on the Chromium replacement, which is the company’s preferred browser not only on this new OS version, but also on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Only happening on Windows 10
Since it’s based on Chromium, the new Edge is also available on Linux and macOS.
“To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of the Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update—otherwise referred to as the Update Tuesday (or “B”) release—on April 13, 2021. When you apply this update to your devices, the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will be removed and the new Microsoft Edge will be installed. The new Microsoft Edge offers built-in security and our best interoperability with the Microsoft security ecosystem, all while being more secure than Chrome for businesses on Windows 10,” Microsoft announced.
The change will happen on all Windows 10 versions that are still getting updates, and in case you have already installed the new Edge, the new patch going live tomorrow would just remove the legacy version without deploying anything else.
On the other hand, the new update would only be aimed at Windows 10 devices, as Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 shipped with Internet Explorer pre-loaded.