Security News > 2020 > October > The new Microsoft Edge is now mandatory in Windows 10 20H2
Today's release of Windows 10 20H2 is the first release to automatically replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge regardless of any policies you have in place.
When installed, Microsoft Edge Legacy will automatically be removed and be replaced with the new Microsoft Edge.
With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft Edge has become an essential, and therefore mandatory, component of the operating system.
If you had previously blocked Microsoft Edge from being installed, those policies are now ignored, and the new browser will be installed along with the new feature update.
Microsoft sources have told BleepingComputer that they consider the new Microsoft Edge an integral part of Windows 10 and part of the operating system's overall security landscape.
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