Microsoft has brought Edge on the Dev Channel to a new version. Edge Dev can now be downloaded in version 99.0.1131.3 and among all the new features one stands out, such as the ability to manually set with which profile the different web pages are opened.
A change available for Edge Dev on Windows but not on MacOS and added to others related to the password management or link opening in a new context menu. Along with these additions come bug fixes and performance improvements.
News and improvements
If you install Edge Dev now you will have the ability to manually set with which profile the web pages are opened. You can configure it by typing this path in the navigation bar: edge://settings/profiles/multiProfileSettings
In addition, the management of passwords from the browser itself is facilitated, since now saved passwords can be edited from the initial dialog.
They have also enabled a new option in the context menu to open links in new Application Guard windows when Application Guard is available. Along with these improvements come other minor changes and bug fixes.
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Information has been added to the Edge Bar settings page that tells users what extensions they have installed that prevent them from using Edge Bar.
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Created and added an admin policy to control whether address bar editing is enabled.
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Added support on mobile devices to disable autocomplete via admin policy.
bug fixes
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Fixed a crash that occurred when browsing certain websites.
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Fixed a crash when navigating through the interaction with the address bar.
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Fixed a crash when interacting with address bar dropdown.
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Fixed a crash when choosing where to download files.
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Fix a crash when posting comments from the InPrivate or Guest windows.
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Fixed a error showing autocomplete popups.
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Fix a crash when interacting with misspelled words that have been identified by the spell checker.
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Reduced the number of blank downloaded pages when scrolling through PDF files.
- Malicious URL blocking has been improved that are manually sent to the browser during startup.
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Improved home page performance by pre-rendering it where possible.
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Fixed an issue where the System and Performance settings page was sometimes blank.
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Fixed an issue where toolbar settings were missing “Customize” in edge://settings/appearance.
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Fixed an issue where the spell checker sometimes doesn’t work in InPrivate windows.
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Fixed an issue where certain UI no longer uses the Windows theme color when the Windows setting to do so is enabled.
Remember that this version already shows the improvements that have been previously tested within the Canary Channel. You can now download the new Edge at this link on any of the channels on the platforms where it is available. If you already have it installed, just go to preferences within the browser and check if you have any pending updates.
Via | ONMsft