Microsoft Edge

What does this mean for you? Well the first major advantage is that Edge now has the same compatibility as Google Chrome, so websites should look identical between the two browsers, and all the things you like about Chrome (for example extensions), are now also available in Edge.

As many of you have Microsoft work accounts, for example because you have Office 365, you can now get seamless automatic sign-in to many of Microsoft’s great online services, plus you can also sync all your favourites, settings and extensions across all devices with the one account (no need to manage both Microsoft and Google accounts).

Behind the scenes, Microsoft and Google engineers are now working together to make all Chromium based browsers better, and Microsoft is contributing their Windows expertise to provide the best experience on Windows for these browsers, such as smoother scrolling, better battery life and security etc.

Unlike the classic version of Edge, the new Chromium based version is not just available on Windows 10, it is also available on MacOS, iOS, Android and older versions of Windows too. By signing in with your work account, you can get a very similar browsing experience across all your devices.

So, when will the new browser arrive?

It is currently being deployed via Windows update so you may have already received it, but if you want to get it now, or you are on a non-Windows device, you can simply go to https://microsoft.com/edge to download it. It will also come bundled with the next major update to Windows 10 expected in the second half of 2020.