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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. 1 day ago  Microsoft Edge has Beta, Developer, and Canary channels, and they’re all available to the public to test at their leisure. The Beta Channel is the most stable and gets a major update every six.

Summary

Microsoft has released a new Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge. This new version provides best in class compatibility with extensions and websites. Additionally, this new version provides great support for the latest rendering capabilities, modern web applications, and powerful developer tools across all supported OS platforms.

To learn more about the new Microsoft Edge, see the following resources:

Improvements and fixes

This update includes the following quality improvements:

  • Start menu pins, tiles, and shortcuts for the current version of Microsoft Edge will migrate to the new Microsoft Edge.

  • Taskbar pins and shortcuts for the current version of Microsoft Edge will migrate to the new Microsoft Edge.

  • The new Microsoft Edge will be pinned to the taskbar. If the current version of Microsoft Edge is already pinned, it will be replaced.

  • The new Microsoft Edge will add a shortcut to the desktop. If the current version of Microsoft Edge already has a shortcut, it will be replaced.

  • By default, most protocols that Microsoft Edge handles will be migrated to the new Microsoft Edge.

  • The current version of Microsoft Edge will be hidden from UX surfaces in the OS. This includes settings, applications, and any file or protocol support dialog boxes.

  • Attempts to start the current version of Microsoft Edge will redirect to the new Microsoft Edge.

  • The First Run Experience (FRE) will auto-launch the first time that a device restarts after the new Microsoft Edge is installed.

  • Data from earlier versions of Microsoft Edge (such as passwords, favorites, open tabs) will be available in the new Microsoft Edge.

  • This new Microsoft Edge does not support uninstalling of this update.

  • To view supported features, please see the Microsoft Edge Platform Status.

Known issues in this update

We are currently not aware of any issues with this update.

How to get this update

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Manual download

If you want to download the new Microsoft Edge, go to https://www.microsoft.com/edge.

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Prerequisites

For Windows 10, version 1909:

  • No additional updates are required.

For Windows 10, version 1903:

You must have one of the following updates or a later update installed to apply this update:

  • Recommended: October 8, 2019—KB4517389 (OS Build 18362.418)

  • Optional: September 26, 2019—KB4517211 (OS Build 18362.387)

File information


File attributes

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The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables.

Free

File verification

File hash information

File name

SHA1 hash

SHA256 hash

Windows10.0-KB4541302-x86.msu

F4C0F8BFB1CDB9031C68AD92EF4550EB29BC4EB0

ED7205807F35B020D6A02419FC586C7666CF0848FEA187D12EE029F1B558A5CC

Windows10.0-KB4541302-x64.msu

5AB99737C6E98AF331B2F27C749BCD464E50D0DC

74F8AA021627A1B961E6C19985A8D1004149AF3171DEE720BB4ECD3B354A524D

For all supported x86-based versions

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Microsoftedgestandaloneinstaller.exe

1.3.119.43

74,428,112

14-Feb-2020

02:54

For all supported x64-based versions

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Microsoftedgestandaloneinstaller.exe

1.3.119.43

76,864,208

14-Feb-2020

02:54

References

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Learn about the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

Microsoft officially ended support for the legacy (non-Chromium-derived) Edge browser this week. The death of legacy Edge was first announced in August 2020, with the end-of-life date set to March 9, 2021—this Tuesday.

The deprecated version of Edge, originally named Project Spartan, was developed and shipped as Windows 10's default browser in 2015. Unlike the current, Chromium-based Edge, it had no upstream project—the entire browser, up to and including the rendering engine, was a Microsoft design.

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Despite being Windows 10's default browser, Spartan never achieved significant marketshare, let alone the crushing dominance once enjoyed by Internet Explorer. According to GlobalStats, legacy Edge peaked at well below 2.5 percent marketshare—less than, for example, Opera. By contrast, and despite its relative newborn status, Chromium-based Edge has already hit 3.4 percent—closing in on Firefox's much-diminished 3.8 percent, as of February 2021.

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Windows Update is scheduled to automatically remove Legacy Edge on next month's Patch Tuesday. If you have any family—or colleagues who need a little 'extra support'—who are still depending on Legacy Edge, it might be a good time to check in on them and do a little hand-holding before the old beast is gone forever.