Microsoft confirms that Spartan will be in the next Windows 10 preview release

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Microsoft has been working on a new browser that they currently call Project Spartan. While the name has not been finalized, this new browser represents a break from Internet Explorer and has many new features too.

At Mobile World Congress today, Microsoft confirmed that Spartan will be included in the next preview release of Windows 10. Many were hoping that Microsoft would have released a build in February but alas, it is now March which means that the last release came in late January.

Spartan is a modernized browser, meaning it does away with a plethora of legacy code that is included in Internet Explorer; this means that it should run faster and use less resources. Along with new features like support for inking and reading mode, Spartan is Microsoft's future web browser.

Many users are anxiously waiting to get their hands on the new browser to run it through benchmark testing but it should be noted that this platform is in development which means there is likely a significant amount of optimization to be done before the final release.

While Microsoft is not saying when the build of Windows 10 will arrive, we would expect the next release to occur this month.

 

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That is good news.

 

[Petrovic]

Microsoft is planning to let Windows 10 testers experiment with its brand new Internet Explorer replacement, Project Spartan, very soon. While Microsoft first demonstrated the new browser at its Windows 10 event in January, testers have been waiting eagerly to try Project Spartan. Microsoft's technical lead for Windows universal apps, Kevin Gallo, confirmed at Mobile World congress today that the company will release a test version of the browser in the next Windows 10 preview. It's not clear exactly when that will be available, but sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that it should arrive by the end of March, and likely a lot sooner.

Microsoft briefly demonstrated Project Spartan on Windows 10 for phones during a press event earlier today at Mobile World Congress. The browser looks similar to the desktop counterpart, and it's reasonable to assume both the phone and desktop versions of the next Windows 10 preview will feature Spartan. Gallo demonstrated a number of universal test apps using a new version of the Windows 10 preview. Build 10026 was running on Gallo’s machine, so Windows 10 testers will likely receive a similarly numbered build once it’s publicly available later this month. Separately, Microsoft is also planning to preview its Office apps for Windows 10 on phones in the next few weeks. In an interview with The Verge, Microsoft Office product manager Julia White confirmed they will be made available to Windows 10 testers this month.
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