
Lyndersay added that Microsoft is releasing MSI files that IT pros can use to deploy the new Edge browser.

That point was clarified by Sean Lyndersay, a product manager for Microsoft Edge, in a Jan. Unmanaged Windows 10 Pro and Home edition users are targeted for these automatic Edge browser upgrades.

However, Pflug's announcement clarified that "enterprise and education users will not be automatically upgraded at this time."įor organizations, the automatic upgrade to the new Edge browser depends on the edition of Windows 10 they use. Microsoft had previously indicated that the new Edge browser would arrive for anyone using automatic updates, including organizations, unless it was blocked beforehand. The timing for consumers will vary, based on Microsoft's rollout schedule, but Windows 10 Home edition or Pro edition users may be getting the new Edge browser as soon as "the coming weeks," according to a Wednesday Microsoft announcement authored by Kyle Pflug, a senior program manager lead for Edge. Microsoft is planning to deliver the new Edge browser to Windows 10 consumer users automatically via the Windows Update service, and it'll replace the legacy EdgeHTML-based version. It's also possible to migrate some features from Google's Chrome browser over to the new Edge browser, as described in this support document. The new Edge browser will inherit the legacy Edge browser's " favorites, passwords, form fill information and basic settings" automatically, according to Belfiore. There's a "Troubleshooting Tips" article to address problems. It has a toggle button that permits downloads for Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7 systems, as well as downloads for Android and iOS systems. 14.Īnyone can download and manually install the new Edge browser from this page. Microsoft had previously indicated that the new Edge browser will run on Windows 7 systems, even though that OS fell out of support on Jan. The new Edge browser is currently available for "all supported versions of Windows and macOS in more than 90 languages" and also is available for use on Android and iOS systems, according to Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Windows.
