Even before the release of version 107 planned for the beta channel this week, Microsoft Edge has been released A major security update for browser version 106. According to the Redmond company, the innovation brings some important protection features.
The first improvement has to do with the defense of the web browser, which, according to Microsoft, will do so. “more reliable”. To that end, the update rewrote the “Microsoft Defender SmartScreen” library that has been part of Edge since version 103. This feature is exclusive to users running the scanner on a Windows machine.
With the change, the “NewSmartScreenLibraryEnabled” configuration policy that was thought to be responsible for some crashes was deleted in Microsoft Edge 106 and will be “obsolete” in future version 107.
How do security features affect Edge 106?
The first consequence of the new features is that Edge defaults to ultra-high security mode when users browse less popular websites. How to enable these features “Settings and More” (Alt+F) > “Settings” > “Privacy, Search and Services”where you can choose one of the options “Basis”, “Balanced” and “Tight”.
Another notable change is the display of job results from two to four in the browser’s address bar. According to Microsoft, this will provide “more visibility into the study content available to you as you search.” You will need to enable the policy for this “AddressBarMicrosoftSearchInBingProviderEnabled”.
Microsoft Edge 106 was released on September 15, 2022 and now includes three new policies, two of which are deprecated and two are deprecated (“OutlookHubMenuEnabled” and “EdgeDiscoverEnabled”). These changes caused the browser to rise in the global desktop market. received more than 10% share last April.
Source: Tec Mundo
