Microsoft released Edge in 2015 with Windows 10 and Xbox One.

These two browsers and many others are constantly battling for market share. Most of Google Chrome’s source code is based on Chromium, a free, open-source software project from Google. ( Source: Backlinko)Ĭhrome was initially built to run on Windows and was later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. Today, it has a 65.27% market share, while Internet Explorer has fallen to just 0.61%. Google Chrome overtook Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox within a few years to become the market leader. Before its release, Edge’s precursor Internet Explorer (IE) reigned supreme with a peak market share of 95%. This new update introduced improved video calling with faster AV1 encoding, WebGPU support, and more.The most popular browser in the world was born in 2008. Just like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge is now on a 4-week release cycle, and Chrome 113 was also released last week. The latter is also used for installing updates to the Office for Mac apps that aren’t downloaded from the Mac App Store. The Balanced is probably the safest choice.įor Mac users, Microsoft Edge 113 will start using a new EdgeUpdater tool to install updates instead of the previous Microsoft Autoupdate tool. Currently, the Strict mode for Edge’s Enhanced Security mode applies security protections on all sites, which can possibly make some of them non-functional. “In this release, updates include consolidating the security level settings to Balanced and Strict mode,” the Edge team said in the release notes without providing further details. It also enables additional protections such as Hardware-enforced Stack Protection and Arbitrary Code Guard. This update brings some improvements to the browser’s enhanced security mode, and there’s also a new updater tool named Edge Updater for Mac users.įor those unfamiliar with it, Microsoft Edge has an optional Enhanced Security mode that can improve security by disabling just-in-time (JIT) Javascript compilation on unfamiliar sites.

Microsoft Edge version 113 has started rolling out on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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