The old Edge browser from Windows will be removed by Microsoft starting April 13, 2021

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EDGE will be REMOVED
EDGE will be REMOVED

The old Edge browser from Windows will be removed by Microsoft starting April 13, 2021 – Microsoft will uninstall (remove) the old version of the Edge browser (Edge Legacy) from the user's Windows computer.

The Edge browser that will be uninstalled from the user's Windows device is the old version (Edge Legacy) which still does not use the Chromium base.

The Edge Legacy browser will be removed from users' Windows computers starting April 13 2021. This removal will be carried out at the same time as security updates are being released.

So when users update the security patch, this patch will automatically uninstall the old version of Edge while installing Edge based on Chromium.

"To replace this legacy application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of Windows 10's cumulative monthly security update – otherwise known as Update Tuesday (B) – on April 13 2021," said Microsoft, quoted from Ubergizmo, Monday (8/ 2/2021).

Users of the New Version of Edge Are Not Affected

"When you apply this update to your computer, the unsupported Microsoft Edge desktop application will be removed and a new version of Microsoft Edge will be installed," Microsoft said.

However, if the user has installed the new version of the Edge browser, it is possible that this update will not have much effect on the user.

Replace Edge Legacy with Chromium Version

Previously in June 2020, Microsoft announced that it would begin replacing the Legacy Edge browser on Windows 10 with a Chromium-based version of Edge. For this reason, the Chorium version of Edge will be included directly through the latest Windows Update release.

In other words, Microsoft will begin to abandon the use of Edge Legacy, which is still based on EdgeHTML. And, all Windows users will now be supported with the Chromium version of Edge.

For your information, the Chromium version of Edge has actually been available since the beginning of this year. However, Microsoft still presents it as an option, so users who want to use it need to download it manually first.

source: coverage6.com

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