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Microsoft has disabled Google's controversial FLoC browser-based tracking feature in their Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. This month, Google began testing a new tracking platform called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, that places users in anonymous buckets, or cohorts, based on their interest and browsing behavior.
Microsoft Edge's update server is suffering a worldwide outage preventing users from updating to the newly released version 90 of the web browser. In tests conducted by BleepingComputer just now, the update server still has problems, as shown below.
Microsoft Edge's new child-friendly 'Kids Mode' is now generally available and has begun rolling out to users in the USA. In February, Microsoft announced a new child-friendly Kids Mode designed for children between the ages of 5-8 and 9-12 that provides a safe environment for children to browse the web and consume family-friendly content. What is nice about Microsoft Edge's Kids Mode is that you do not have to set up parental controls, install software on different devices, or deal with a lengthy configuration.
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.
A security researcher has dropped a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability on Twitter that works on the current version of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. While Agarwal states that the vulnerability is fixed in the latest version of the V8 JavaScript engine, it is not clear when Google will roll out the Google Chrome.
The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser has grown by over 1,300% in the past 12 months, while the Firefox browser is slowly losing its market share. In January 2020, Microsoft released the first stable version of the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser and announced that they would slowly release it to Windows 10 users.
Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing the new Microsoft Edge web browser not to install from custom Windows 10 installation media including updates released on Thursday, March 25. Microsoft Edge Legacy is also being removed if using Windows 10 install media bundling the KB5000850 non-security release preview update for Windows 10 1909 and Windows Server 1909.
Microsoft is testing a fix for performance issues in Microsoft Edge's DNS-over-HTTPS feature and has once again enabled a list of suggested DoH servers. DNS-over-HTTPS allows DNS resolution to be performed over an encrypted HTTPS connection rather than through normal plain text DNS lookups.
Major 'Stable' versions of Microsoft Edge will now be released every four weeks to synchronize with the new four-week release cycle announced by Google Chrome. This month, Google announced they were switching from a six-week release cycle to a four-week cycle after improving their testing and release process.
Microsoft Edge Legacy has officially reached the end of life today, and starting tomorrow, the web browser will begin displaying notifications telling users to switch to the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. "This version of Microsoft Edge is no longer supported or receiving security updates. Download the new version of Microsoft Edge today."