Microsoft Win 10 Update April 2021 Will Remove Original Edge Browser

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This is confirmation that Microsoft's original Edge browser will be removed from systems that still run it with the April 2021 Patch Tuesday update, replacing it with the Chrome-based Edge browser.

In August 2020, we announced that support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application to replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April’s Windows 10 Update Tuesday release ends on March 9, 2021. After this date, Microsoft Edge Legacy will no longer receive security updates.

To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of the Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update—otherwise referred to as the Update Tuesday (or “B”) release—on April 13, 2021. When you apply this update to your devices, the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will be removed and the new Microsoft Edge will be installed.

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[IanCP]

As I said in the very beginning, way back when - why would I need Edge when I already use Chrome - among others.

[Typo]

[engine]

Edge is suppoosed to be less of a memory hog, and has easier to configure security options.

But, yes, it's the differentiator people will look for, and MS must have thought about that a lot.