Tag Archives: Edge

Windows 10: Legacy edge browser to be removed via update in April 2021

[German]In April 2021, Microsoft will remove the old Edge browser from Windows 10 so that only the Chromium-based browser can be used. Microsoft has just announced this.

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Office 365 installation: Edge SmartScreen triggers a security warning

[German]Has anyone had this happen before? When trying to install Microsoft Office 365, the Edge browser opens with the login page and then SmartScreen shows it as unsafe?

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Edge 88.0.705.50 released

[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 88.0.705.50 on January 21, 2021. It is a new version with some changes (FTP and Flash are omitted), numerous innovations but also various security fixes. Here is some information about it.

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Edge 87.0.664.75 released

[German]Microsoft has published a security advisory on January 7, 2021, regarding another security update for the Edge browser. Microsoft had to close three vulnerabilities that were unpatched in Edge 86.0.664.57. Here is some brief information about it.

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Edge 87.0.664.57

[German]As of December 7, 2020, Microsoft has updated the Chromium-based Edge Browser to version 87.0.664.57. This is a maintenance update, which according to the release notes fixes bugs, but also closes vulnerabilities. According to ADV200002  the Edge is based on … Continue reading

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Stop redirection of non compatible sites from Internet Explorer to Edge

[German]Since October 2020, Internet Explorer redirects users to the Chromium Edge when they visit incompatible websites. I had mentioned this in the blog post Internet Explorer: Compatibility redirect to Microsoft Edge. Administrators can prevent this redirection via group policies. But … Continue reading

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Microsoft Edge 87 released

[German]On November 18th Google released Chrome 87 (see Chrome 87 released). As of November 19, 2020, Microsoft has updated the Chromium-based Edge Browser to version 87.0.664.41. This is an update to a new development branch, which brings a lot of … Continue reading

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Security supdate Edge 86.0.622.69 released

[German]On November 13, 2020, Microsoft has published a security advisory that refers to another security update of the Edge Browser. Microsoft had to close two vulnerabilities that were unpatched in Edge 86.0.622.68. Here is some brief information about this.

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Edge 86.0.622.68 released

[German]On November 11, 2020, Microsoft has published a security advisory that refers to a security update of the Edge Browser. The browser must be updated. Here is some information about this.

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Fix planned for edge downgrade issue in Windows 10 20H2

[German]A brief note to administrators with managed environments like WSUS. Microsoft's edge product manager has confirmed to me the edge downgrade issue when upgrading directly from older Windows 10 builds up to version 1909 to Windows 10 20H2. There should … Continue reading

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