No Surprise: Chromium-Based Microsoft Edge Running Smoothly on Windows 7

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No Surprise: Chromium-Based Microsoft Edge Running Smoothly on Windows 7 

Despite the fact that Microsoft hasn’t yet announced the preview build of its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser, the most tech-savvy users out there rushed to install an early version of the browser that got leaked on various file-sharing websites.

And despite being in its early days, this Microsoft Edge version allows us to get a taste of how the Redmond-based software giant sees the future of Windows browsing based on Chromium.

While this isn’t necessarily surprising, it looks like the existing leaked Edge builds run smoothly on Windows 7 as well, as discovered in a series of tests.

The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge won’t be exclusive to Windows 10, and given its new engine, it will also be released on older Windows versions as well. In other words, yes, the new Edge will also run on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, so there you go, seeing this leaked build running so smoothly on the 2009 operating system is something that was expected.Possibly coming to Linux tooWorth noting is that Microsoft also wants to release the new browser on macOS, and there’s a good chance that a Linux version would be announced at some point as well. While the Linux release hasn’t been announced, it makes sense for Microsoft to look into such a project, not only because of the Chromium engine available cross-platform, but also as a result of its “Microsoft loves Linux” push.

For the time being, we’re still waiting for the moment Microsoft gives the green light to the official preview build of the new Edge browser. The company only said this would happen in early 2019, but no further specifics were offered.

As for the ETA of the stable browser, little is known at this point, but it’s pretty clear that the company takes its time on this, as it wants the new Edge to be a truly capable browser on all supported platforms.

 

 

 

 

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With new information on Edge chrome coming up with each passing day, It's Counting down to removal of Google Chrome days on some consumer PC's as well. Really excited about this whole situation.