Security News > 2021 > April > RIP: Microsoft Edge Legacy nuked by April Windows Updates
Microsoft has confirmed that today's release of mandatory Patch Tuesday updates will automatically remove Edge Legacy and replace it with the new Chromium-based Edge.
In older versions of Windows 10, users who wished to use it could download it from the Microsoft Edge site or wait for the mandatory Windows Update.
With the April edition of Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft Edge Legacy will be permanently removed and replaced with the Chromium Microsoft Edge.
"To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of the Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update-otherwise referred to as the Update Tuesday release-on April 13, 2021," the company said.
After applying the April Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Edge will become an essential and mandatory component of the operating system in all supported versions of Windows 10.
If you still use legacy Edge or you've blocked the Chromium Edge update using group policies/registry hacks, those settings will be ignored and the legacy version will be removed automatically.
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