14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is working at full speed on finalizing its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser, so far, the company released preview versions as part of the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels.
And while the company has remained completely tight-lipped on when we should expect the stable version of the new browser to land, it turns out the target is the same we’ve heard about earlier this year.
Microsoft wants the new Ede to be bundled with Windows in time for the 20H1 RTM, Microsoft watcher Zac Bowden says, so when the spring 2020 feature update for Windows 10 ships, we should have a new browser around.
There’s a chance a standalone version of the new Edge browser could go live before 20H1 is finalized, but on the other hand, the spring update could be the first Windows 10 release replacing the default browser.
An ETA for the stable versions of Chromium-powered Microsoft Edge for macOS and older Windows isn’t yet available, but there’s a chance at least Windows 7 and 8.1 get this final build in early 2020.
As per the current schedule, the Canary version of Microsoft Edge is updated every day, while the Dev build receives new improvements weekly. A new beta build is released every six weeks.
Windows 10X
According to the very same source, Microsoft is expected to finalize Windows 10X in the spring of 2020 as well, most likely together with the 20H1 update for the full Windows 10.
Windows 10X is Microsoft’s new operating system aimed at dual-screen and foldable devices, and it is projected to power the new Surface Neo launching in the holiday season of 2020.
And last but not least, Microsoft could release the first Windows 10 20H2 preview build to Windows 10 insiders in the same week after Windows 10 19H2 ships to production devices on November 12.