Microsoft Edge Browser Not Ready for Final Release, 2,000 Windows 10 Testers Claim

[Batu69]

Edge is now the default browser in Windows 10

Microsoft finally introduced the new Edge browser with Windows 10 on July 29, thus making the first step towards the demise of Internet Explorer, the browser that has been around for nearly 20 years.

Edge comes with plenty of new things, including a new engine, new features, and a new UI, but despite all of these, many believe that it's still “not ready for final release.”

That's what more than 2,000 Windows 10 testers said through the Windows 10 Feedback app, telling Microsoft that improvements are needed to make Edge a better browser.

New features coming in future Windows 10 updates

And all these users claiming that Edge is not ready for the final release are more or less right.

Right now, Microsoft Edge browser is a rather basic feature, with good annotation options that could come in handy to those who are looking to enhance collaboration on the web. But it still lacks a number of key features, including minor things that really matter, such as an option to save annotations as screenshots.

One of the major features that Microsoft will be adding soon is extension support, which should further enhance browser functionality in a way that's already seen in other browsers.

For Microsoft Edge, the company is working to add Google Chrome extension support, which basically means that you should be able to pick extensions designed to work in Google's browser and then install them to run in Edge.

All Edge extensions will be published in the Windows Store, so you'll be able to quickly find new ones using built-in tools, while also being sure that all would work perfectly fine because they're all verified before getting published.

This extension support for Edge is projected to arrive sometime in the next few months, most likely in October, as part of a larger Windows 10 update.

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[steven36]

Its not my default browser .. Microsoft Edge dont have no programs depended on it yet ,but maybe it could mess up windows updates if ripped it out of windows though? That's why Windows 10 ships with IE 11 as well, they are still some programs that depend on IE to render through them.

[Chancer]

I decided to use it as my default and see how it goes.

So far I have little complaint and it appears fast.

[steven36]

I decided to use it as my default and see how it goes.

So far I have little complaint and it appears fast.

I'm trying to figure out how to remove it without messing up windows updates . That's Fine if you're not happy with the browser you use to use . But They not even made addons for it yet and once they do will it be like numbers of other browsers with poor add-on support ? They got a long way to catch with Chrome or FireFox as the title states EDGE is a pre-release . B)

[Chancer]

I decided to use it as my default and see how it goes.

So far I have little complaint and it appears fast.

I'm trying to figure out how to remove it without messing up windows updates . That's Fine if you're not happy with the browser you use to use . But They not even made addons for it yet and once they do will it be like numbers of other browsers with poor add-on support ? They got a long way to catch with Chrome or FireFox as the title states EDGE is a pre-release . B)

I read elsewhere that they are going to make it compatible with Chrome addons - that will solve one problem!

One area that I do have a problem is that if I try to reply on here and quote the post - as I have done - then it neither lets me type nor does the quote appear.

[steven36]

I decided to use it as my default and see how it goes.

So far I have little complaint and it appears fast.

I'm trying to figure out how to remove it without messing up windows updates . That's Fine if you're not happy with the browser you use to use . But They not even made addons for it yet and once they do will it be like numbers of other browsers with poor add-on support ? They got a long way to catch with Chrome or FireFox as the title states EDGE is a pre-release . B)

I read elsewhere that they are going to make it compatible with Chrome addons - that will solve one problem!

One area that I do have a problem is that if I try to reply on here and quote the post - as I have done - then it neither lets me type nor does the quote appear.

Opera is like Chrome add-ons but they fall way behind in the amount of add-ons and updates . All add-ons for edge will have to be Microsoft certified and you can only get them from windows store.

[coromonadalix]

viva el waterfox 64 bit :)

[wikig1itch]

I still use chrome personally, I wont even open edge until they introduce extensions like adblock (which is supposedly coming later this year so we'll see how that goes)