Serious Discussion Microsoft Edge Stable (Chromium) Now Available for Download

[codswollip]

Open regedit, navigate to this registry key: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

Nothing really there... only O&O's disable user feedback.

 

[bjm_]

Interesting that I see this now in Edge Settings

It's not present under Chrome (and I'm the sole user here... no "org").

FWIW ~ on my new Edge with O&O 1.7.1408
either of these On (green) causes "Your browser is managed..."

 

[codswollip]

Just to follow-up on my post earlier to get speechtexterDOTcom working on Edge, I did the following...

• returned O&O ShutUp to Windows defaults, rebooted... no success
• returned Configure Defender to Windows defaults, rebooted... no success
• reset Edge to defaults, rebooted... no success
• uninstalled Edge, rebooted reinstalled Edge, no extensions activated, no success
• ran mic test on Edge here... success

As for SpeechTexter... no go. I quit

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Got an update to version 80.0.361.62 today.
No changelog yet.
Hope it's an update for:

Google Patches Chrome Browser Zero-Day Bug, Under Attack

Google patches zero-day bug tied to memory corruptions found inside the Chrome browser's open-source JavaScript and Web Assembly engine, called V8.

threatpost.com

 

[Andy Ful]

Just to follow-up on my post earlier to get speechtexterDOTcom working on Edge, I did the following...

• returned O&O ShutUp to Windows defaults, rebooted... no success
• returned Configure Defender to Windows defaults, rebooted... no success
• reset Edge to defaults, rebooted... no success
• uninstalled Edge, rebooted reinstalled Edge, no extensions activated, no success
• ran mic test on Edge here... success

As for SpeechTexter... no go. I quit

Did you try to restore the default Edge settings? (Settings >> Settings Menu >> Reset settings). You should also reset to default the tweaked settings via Edge://flags (use 'Reset All' in Edge://flags).
I have no problems with opening this website with Edge Chromium (stable version 80.0.361.62 Official build 64-bit) with H_C (ConfigureDefender set to Max, FirewallHardening all rules). If you tweaked Edge via Edge://flags , then one of the tweaked settings may cause the problem.

I also noticed that some links blocked by Edge, can be opened by right-click >> Open link in new tab.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Got an update to version 80.0.361.62 today.
No changelog yet.
Hope it's an update for:

Google Patches Chrome Browser Zero-Day Bug, Under Attack

Google patches zero-day bug tied to memory corruptions found inside the Chrome browser's open-source JavaScript and Web Assembly engine, called V8.

threatpost.com

And it was...

Microsoft Edge Version	Date Released	Based on Chromium Version	Chrome Release Blog	Highest Severity Fix in Release	CVEs
80.0.361.62	2/25/2020	80.0.3987.122	Chrome Releases Blog	High	CVE-2020-6407, CVE-2020-6418 *

 

[codswollip]

Did you try to restore the default Edge settings? (Settings >> Settings Menu >> Reset settings). You should also reset to default the tweaked settings via Edge://flags (use 'Reset All' in Edge://flags).

I reset Edge settings without effect. I missed "flags"... Though I just did this and still no relief.

I'll give it all another go once I have time to reimage my machine as a backup.

 

[silversurfer]

Protecting users from potentially unwanted applications in Microsoft Edge

Our customer feedback tells us that when users search for free versions of software, they often find applications with a poor reputation being installed on the machine at the same time. This pattern indicates that the user has downloaded an application which shows offers (or bundles) for...

blogs.windows.com

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Protecting users from potentially unwanted applications in Microsoft Edge

Our customer feedback tells us that when users search for free versions of software, they often find applications with a poor reputation being installed on the machine at the same time. This pattern indicates that the user has downloaded an application which shows offers (or bundles) for...

blogs.windows.com

I just wanted to post the same... IMO this is a good move from MS.

 

[Sampei Nihira]

A question.
You have Prevent Edge from running in background?

But does the setting work or do you have to resort to Debotnet?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

A question.
You have Prevent Edge from running in background?

But does the setting work or do you have to resort to Debotnet?

Chromium-based Edge doesn't run in the background if you change the setting "Continue running background apps when Microsoft Edge is closed" in edge://settings/system like all other chromium-based browsers.

 

[Sampei Nihira]

Chromium-based Edge doesn't run in the background if you change the setting "Continue running background apps when Microsoft Edge is closed" in edge://settings/system like all other chromium-based browsers.

There is also this:

 

[upnorth]

Chromium-based Edge doesn't run in the background if you change the setting "Continue running background apps when Microsoft Edge is closed" in edge://settings/system like all other chromium-based browsers.

That was great information as the non chromium Edge sadly does, but O&O added an option to kill that and it works perfect.

O&O ShutUp10 v1.7.1408

1.7.1408 – released February 24, 2020 NEW: Deactivate automatic saving and filling of credit card data NEW: Deactivate the start of Microsoft Edge in the background NEW: Deactivate loading of the start and new tab pages in the background Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish...

malwaretips.com

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

There is also this:

View attachment 234192

That setting on or off doesn't make a difference for me. There is no running in the background on my system.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

That was great information as the non chromium Edge sadly does, but O&O added an option to kill that and it works perfect.

O&O ShutUp10 v1.7.1408

1.7.1408 – released February 24, 2020 NEW: Deactivate automatic saving and filling of credit card data NEW: Deactivate the start of Microsoft Edge in the background NEW: Deactivate loading of the start and new tab pages in the background Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish...

malwaretips.com

Those options are not in the recommended settings of O&O ShutUp10 and not needed when changing the setting I mentioned here:

Serious Discussion - Microsoft Edge Stable (Chromium) Now Available for Download

Open regedit, navigate to this registry key: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Nothing really there... only O&O's disable user feedback.

malwaretips.com

There is no Edge running in the background on my system.
This was needed for the Old Edge.
Sorry, @upnorth that was the same as you were saying...

 

[toto_10]

I can't download apps from the Google webstore anymore. It forces me to download Chrome when I try to add an extension. The button to add an extension says 'Available for Chrome' and when I click I get redirected to download Chrome. What is going on?!?

 

[mlnevese]

Working normally here. Did you change the browser identifier to something else?

 

[toto_10]

Sorry, my bad. It was AdGuard for desktop that caused the problem

All fixed now

 

[silversurfer]

Microsoft Edge Close to Becoming the World’s Second Most-Used Desktop Browser

Stats show the adoption of the new Edge is improving

news.softpedia.com

The adoption of the new Microsoft Edge browser keeps improving as more users consider the Chromium-based version a worthy alternative to the likes of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

But according to new data provided by NetMarketShare for the month of February, it looks like Firefox is the one that’s the most affected by the arrival of the new Edge, as its market share fell substantially in the last few weeks.

In other words, Microsoft Edge is now very close to becoming the world’s second most-used desktop browser, with Firefox likely to drop to third place as soon as the next month.

 

[mlnevese]

I'm quite close to permanently uninstalling Chrome... AS soon as Edge can sync extensions Chrome will be uninstalled from my computer.