Security News > 2022 > August > Microsoft Edge gets better security defaults on less popular sites
Microsoft is rolling out a new update to the Microsoft Edge Stable Channel over the coming days to improve the web browser's security defaults when visiting less popular websites.
Starting with version 104.0.1293.47, Edge will toggle on the "Basic" level of security when the "Enhance your security on the web" optional browsing mode is enabled in settings.
"Improvements to Enhance your security on the web in edge://settings/privacy now include Basic as the new default option," Microsoft explains.
"With this option, Microsoft Edge will apply added security protection to the less visited sites. This feature preserves the user experience for the most popular sites on the web."
"This feature lets a user bring in their Chrome data by logging in to their Google account during Microsoft Edge's First Run Experience," Microsoft says.
Last week, Microsoft also announced that Microsoft Edge users would notice improved performance on systems with low disk space due to added support for automatic disk cache compression and a smaller disk footprint.
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