Microsoft Clarifies How It Will Update Edge With The Windows Store

[Batu69]

 

 

When Microsoft released Edge, they stated that it was a universal app and that it could be serviced through the Windows store. Up until now, the company has not used this mechanism to update the browser and has instead opted to update it via Windows update.

 

With each major release of Windows 10, the company has added new features to the browser like extensions but these releases are, at best, occurring twice a year and more recently, only once per year. The problem is that browsers like Chrome and Firefox are updated frequently but Edge has been stuck, with only a couple of small exceptions, to major Windows releases to get new features.

 

At a session at Ignite lead by Fred Pullen, responsible for marketing Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer to commercial customers, he clarified how Edge will be updated in the near future.

 

At about the 13-minute mark, Pullen states that Edge app, which includes navigation controls, reading view and other similar features will eventually get updated through the store but the engine of Edge will always be updated with Windows Update. The reason for the engine being updated through Windows Update is because that feature powers other universal apps and will require additionally testing to make sure the changes do not impact other parts of the operating system.

 

What this means is that, when Microsoft does finally enable the ability to update via the Windows Store, it allows the company to deliver features to the browser at a much faster cadence. This should help Edge iterate faster and be able to maintain an update cadence that is similar to Chrome and Firefox for end-user features.

 

Of course, the question remains about when this functionality will be enabled. Pullen does not give a date but makes it clear that the Edge team is working towards this goal and with the next Windows 10 update targeted for next spring, that’s the best guess at when this functionality will be delivered. Considering that Edge has only 5% of the market, according to Net Applications, while Windows 10 has over 20% of the desktop market, Microsoft needs to iterate faster with its new browser to keep users from switching to Chrome (or other browsers).

 

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[steven36]

Just another reason   to never use EDGE the difference  between Microsoft browser and others you're at the whelm of Microsoft update regardless  if its trough the store or not . While any of the others you  just download them and install them .  You can auto update them trough you're browser you don't need a store or windows update . Even on Linux were the distro  or you add a ppa to get auto updates  you still have choice to  just refuse the update  and go root for Firefox long enough to  update or downgrade to ESR   or download  a deb  for chrome type browsers .

 

[Beamslider]

I don't care how MS updates Edge.....Never going to use it period

[shorty6100]

Same reason that I don't use Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender. The fact that neither are very effective is another reason.