Microsoft Edge Dev v90.0.796.0 update adds several new enhancements and improvements
Microsoft Edge Dev is committed to the principle that the Web should work for everyone. It helps web developers to build and test compatible websites using various tools like static code scan and so on. Microsoft Edge Developer platform allows using new features and advancements ahead of the stable build.
The Microsoft Edge Dev update carries build version 90.0.796.0. which brings various enhancements to favourites and history menus of Edge. Let’s take a glance at below list to know about the all-new features powered by Microsoft.
Microsoft Edge Dev v90.0.796.0 update changelog
Microsoft added the ability to start typing to search as soon as the favourites and history menus are opened and loaded.
They have added suggestions from local browsing history when clicking on the empty address bar on the new tab page.
Added support for Friendly Names for certificates in the certificate picker.
Enabled Single Sign-On for Mac, fixing an issue where certain websites can’t log in. Improved messaging when certain permissions are restricted when viewing a protected PDF.
Deprecated the management policy to Enable Native Window Occlusion in favour of the newly-added policy to Enable Window Occlusion. Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not have occurred yet.
Enabled support for the management policy to control SSL Error Override Allowed For Origins from upstream Chromium.
Along with newly added features and enhancements, there are several improvements and bug fixes to increase reliability such as:
Fixed a crash when copying something when Data Loss Prevention is enabled.
Fixed an issue where the browser uses lots of CPU doing nothing.
Fixed an issue where Smart Copy doesn’t work on one website like OneNote.
Fixed an issue where deleted passwords are sometimes restored unexpectedly via sync.
Fixed an issue when dragging a URL from the address bar into a Collection.
Fixed an issue with syncing Collections.
Fixed an issue where pinning a PWA or website installed as an app to the Taskbar also unexpectedly prompts to pin it to the Start Menu.
Fixed an issue where PWAs or websites installed as apps that open child windows don’t get those child windows associated with the main app window, but instead as generic Edge windows.
Fixed an issue where PWAs or websites installed as apps that open child windows don’t get those child windows associated with the main app window, but instead as generic Edge windows.
Although these issues are getting fixed, along with an advisory: Extensions might not work on Linux, ad blocking extensions might mess with YouTube, some tabs and extensions might give an error.