These release notes provide information about new features and non-security updates that are included in the Microsoft Edge Stable Channel.
Like many others, I tested the browser — and now the new Microsoft Edge has finally exited beta and is available for download on Windows 10, 7, 8, and even Mac.
To understand Microsoft Edge channels, see the Overview of the Microsoft Edge channels.
Note
For the Stable Channel, updates will roll out progressively over one or more days. To learn more, see Progressive rollouts for Microsoft Edge updates.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Single Sign On (SSO) is now available for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts and Microsoft Account (MSA) on macOS. A user signed in on Microsoft Edge on macOS will now get automatically signed into websites that are configured to allow single sign on with Work and Microsoft accounts (for example, bing.com, office.com, msn.com, and outlook.com).
Kiosk mode. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 90, we have locked down the UI print settings to only allow the configured printers and “Print to PDF” options. We have also done improvements within the assigned access single app kiosk mode to restrict the launch of other applications from the browser. For more information about the kiosk mode features please go here.
Printing:
New print rasterization mode for non-PostScript printers. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 90, Admins can use a new policy to define print rasterization mode for their users. This policy controls how Microsoft Edge prints to non-PostScript printers on Windows. Sometimes print jobs on non-PostScript printers need to be rasterized to print correctly. The print options are Full and Fast.
Additional page scaling options for printing. Users are now able to customize scaling while printing webpages and PDF documents using additional options. The 'Fit to Page' option ensures that the webpage or document is fit into the space available in the selected 'Paper size' for printing. The 'Actual size' option ensures that there are no changes in the size of the contents being printed regardless of the selected 'Paper size'.
Productivity:
Autofill suggestions are extended to include address fields content from clipboard. Clipboard content is parsed when you click on a profile/address field (for example, phone, email, zip code, city, state, etc.) to show as autofill suggestions.
Users can search for autofill suggestions even if a form or field isn’t detected. Today if you have your information saved on Microsoft Edge, autofill suggestions pop up automatically and help you save time while filling out forms. In cases where autofill misses a form, or if you want to fetch data in forms that don't typically have autofill (like temporary forms), you can search for your information use autofill.
Access downloads from a flyout in the menu bar. Downloads will appear in the top-right corner with all the active downloads in one place. This menu is easily dismissible so users can continue browsing uninterrupted, and they can monitor overall download progress right from the toolbar. Learn more.
Improvements to font rendering. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 90, we made improvements to the rendering of text to improve clarity and reduce blurriness. Part of the font rendering improvements will land in Beta version 90 but are disabled by default.
Kids mode. We have updated the policy so that when the policy is enabled, it will disable the Kid Mode feature in addition to family safety. More about Kids Mode here
Eight new policies were added. Download the updated Administrative Templates from the Microsoft Edge Enterprise landing page. The following new policies were added:
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Important
This update contains CVE-2021-21193 which has been reported by the Chromium team as having an exploit in the wild. For more information, see the Security Update Guide.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Important
This update contains CVE-2021-21166 which has been reported by the Chromium team as having an exploit in the wild. For more information, see the Security Update Guide.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Kiosk mode enables additional lockdown capabilities. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 89, we have added additional lockdown capabilities within kiosk mode to enable customers to get the job done in a productive and more secure experience. Learn more.
The Enterprise Mode Site List Manager tool will be available in the browser through the edge://compat page. You can use this tool to create, edit and export your site list XML for Internet Explorer mode on Microsoft Edge. You can enable access to this tool as needed through group policy. Learn More.
Improve browser performance with sleeping tabs. Sleeping tabs improves browser performance by putting inactive tabs to sleep to free up system resources like memory and CPU so active tabs or other applications can use them. Users can prevent sites from going to sleep and configure the length of time before an inactive tab goes to sleep. To keep users in their flow, there are also heuristics to prevent certain sites from going to sleep, such as intranet sites. This feature can be managed with group policies.
Reset your Microsoft Edge sync data in the cloud manually. We are introducing a way to reset your Microsoft Edge sync data from within the product. This ensures that your data is cleared from Microsoft services, as well as resolving certain product issues that previously required a support ticket.
Intelligent enablement of Single sign-on (SSO) for all Windows Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts for users with a single non-Azure AD Microsoft Edge profile. Automatically turn this setting on for users that might benefit the most from this feature. If a user has only one Microsoft Edge profile (and it’s not Azure AD or Kids Mode), the setting will be automatically turned on when Microsoft Edge launches. This auto-toggle will also automatically turn off if a user later chooses to sign into a different Microsoft Edge profile with an Azure AD account. Users can manually update their preferences for this feature in Settings > Profiles >Profile Preferences > Allow single sign-on for work or school sites using this profile.
Improvements to text selection experience within PDF documents. Users will begin to get a smoother and more consistent text selection experience across PDF documents opened in Microsoft Edge starting with version 89.
Date of birth field now supported in autofill. Today Microsoft Edge helps you save time and effort while filling out forms and creating accounts online by auto filling your data like addresses, names, phone numbers, etc. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 89, we are adding support for another field that you can have saved and auto-filled - date of birth. You can view, edit and delete this information anytime in your profile settings.
Seven new policies were added. Download the updated Administrative Templates from the Microsoft Edge Enterprise landing page. The following new policies were added.
The following policies are obsoleted.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Important
This update contains CVE-2021-21148 which has been reported by the Chromium team as having an exploit in the wild.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Deprecations:
Authentication:
Single Sign On (SSO) now available for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts and Microsoft Account (MSA) on down-level Windows. A user signed in on Microsoft Edge on down-level Microsoft Windows (7, 8.1) will now get automatically signed into websites that are configured to allow single sign on with Work and Microsoft accounts (e.g., bing.com, office.com, msn.com, outlook.com).
Note: A user may have to sign out and then sign back in if they'd signed into Microsoft Edge in a version prior to Microsoft Edge 88 to leverage this feature.
Single sign-on (SSO) to work sites using any Windows Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts on system in non-Azure AD Microsoft Edge profiles. This feature can be enabled for any profile that isn’t signed-in with a work/school account and is not guest or in-private and allows the use of any signed-in work/school account on operating system with that profile. This feature can be configured in Settings > Profiles > Profile Preferences > Allow single sign-on for work or school sites using this profile.
Note
'Single sign-on (SSO) for all Windows accounts using the Microsoft Edge profile' is an update to the January 21 release notes.
Kiosk mode option to end session. The 'End session' button is now available in a kiosk mode public browsing experience. This feature ensures that browser data and settings are deleted when Microsoft Edge is closed. Learn more about kiosk mode features and roadmap, Configure Microsoft Edge kiosk mode.
Security and Privacy:
Passwords:
Improve Microsoft Edge startup speed with startup boost. To improve Microsoft Edge startup speed, we’ve developed a feature named startup boost. Startup boost makes Microsoft Edge launch faster by enabling Microsoft Edge to run in the background. Note: This feature is limited to a randomly selected group of users who have enabled experimentation. These users are giving feedback to the feature team.
Productivity:
History and open tabs sync. History and open tabs sync is now available for users to enjoy. Enabling these features will help users pick up where they left off by making their browsing history and open tabs available on all their syncing devices. We've updated sync and browser history policies, so now users are connected and productive across any devices by using Microsoft Edge. Learn more.
PDF:
Fonts:
Eighteen new policies were added. Download the updated Administrative Templates from the Microsoft Edge Enterprise landing page. The following new policies were added.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues. Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues. The following feature was updated for this release.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Automatic redirection for incompatible sites from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge. Starting with the Microsoft Edge 87 Stable update, public websites that show an incompatibility message on Internet Explorer will be automatically redirected to Microsoft Edge. To learn more and to configure this experience, see Redirecting incompatible sites.
Kiosk mode privacy features enabled. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 87, kiosk mode features that will help enterprises around the privacy of user data will be enabled. These features will enable experiences such as clear the user data on exit, delete downloaded files and to reset the configured start experience after a specified amount of idle time. Learn more about how to Configure Microsoft Edge kiosk mode
Shopping features enabled by default. Starting with Microsoft Edge version 87 enterprise users can also benefit from shopping in Edge. With Shopping features, Microsoft Edge helps users to find coupons and better prices while shopping online. Coupon experience is available with this update and price comparison will be released in upcoming updates for Microsoft Edge 87. This feature can be configured through EdgeShoppingAssistantEnabled policy. See our Blog and Learn More about Microsoft Shopping.
ClickOnce deployment enabled by default. ClickOnce is enabled by default in Microsoft Edge 87, which reduces the barriers for enterprises to deploy software and better align with Microsoft Edge Legacy browser behavior. Starting in Microsoft Edge 87, the ClickOnceEnabled policy's 'Not configured' state will reflect the new default ClickOnce state of Enabled (as compared to the previous default state of Disabled).
The enterprise new tab page (NTP) integrates productivity with customizable, work-relevant feed content. The enterprise NTP blends the Office 365 productivity page we offer to users signed in with their work or school account with personalized, work-relevant company and industry feeds that are organized in a single page. Users will be able to recognize the familiar Office 365 content and Microsoft Search for Business powered by Bing. In addition, they can easily customize 'My Feed' by choosing the most relevant content to them from the available content and modules for their organization. IT Administrators can control the News feed settings for their organization, including the selected industry for the Edge new tab page by going to Microsoft 365 admin center. Learn more
Privacy and Security:
Keyboard support for highlighter on PDF files. Users can use their keyboard keys to highlight any text on a PDF.
Printing:
Ten new policies were added. Download the updated Administrative Templates from the Microsoft Edge Enterprise landing page. The following new policies were added.
NewTabPageSetFeedType - Configure the Microsoft Edge new tab page experience.
EnableDeprecatedWebPlatformFeatures - Re-enable deprecated web platform features for a limited time.
Important
This update contains CVE-2020-16013 and CVE-2020-16017, that have been reported by the Chromium team as having an exploit in the wild.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Stable channel security updates are listed here
Important
This update contains CVE-2020-16009, that has been reported by the Chromium team as having an exploit in the wild.
Stable channel security updates are listed here.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Stable channel security updates are listed here
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.
This article describes the release cadence and anticipated release schedule for Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft provides four options, called channels, to manage how often Microsoft Edge is updated with new features. The Microsoft Edge team plans to push public updates to the Beta and Stable channels every six weeks. For more information about our channels, their release cycle, and support levels, see the Channel overview.
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Starting with Stable channel version 94, Microsoft Edge is moving to a 4-week major release cycle cadence. However, we recognize that enterprise customers who manage complex environments need more time to plan and test Microsoft Edge updates. To help our enterprise customers who need an extended timeline to manage updates, Microsoft Edge will offer an Extended Stable option aligned to a longer, 8-week major release cycle; this option will only be available for customers with managed environments.
The following table lists the planned release dates for the Beta and Stable channels.
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Release dates are approximate and might vary based on build status.
The following table only tracks and provides information for major releases in both channels.
Version | Release status | Beta Channel Release week | Stable Channel Release week |
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88 | Released Version | 09-Dec-2020 88.0.705.18 | 21-Jan-2021 88.0.705.50 |
89 | Released Version | 03-Feb-2021 89.0.774.18 | 04-Mar-2021 89.0.774.45 |
90 | Released Version | 16-Mar-2021 90.0.818.8 | Week of 15-Apr-2021 90.0.818.39 |
91 | Target release | Week of 27-Apr-2021 | Week of 27-May-2021 |
92 | Target release | Week of 08-Jun-2021 | Week of 22-Jul-2021 |
93 | Target release | Week of 03-Aug-2021 | Week of 02-Sep-2021 |
94 | Target release | Week of 01-Sep-2021 | Week of 23-Sep-2021 |
95 | Target release | Week of 28-Sep-2021 | Week of 21-Oct-2021 |
96 | Target release | Week of 26-Oct-2021 | Week of 18-Nov-2021 |
97 | Target release | Week of 30-Nov-2021 | Week of 06-Jan-2022 |
The trigger for Beta and Stable major releases is an equivalent Chromium release.
The date reference (Released/Release week) for the Stable channel references the beginning of the progressive roll out.
We use a progressive rollout model which means that new release availability for any given device could be staggered over upcoming days. For more information, see Progressive rollouts for Microsoft Edge Stable Channel.