We have been using Microsoft’s new chromium-based Edge browser since it was launched in January, but at that time users had to specifically download it. According to Microsoft’s support article, the new browser is now available on Windows Update, meaning it will soon arrive on the more than 1 billion Windows 10 devices in use.
From what we can see the Edge browser will be automatically installed through Windows Update on Windows 10 version 1803 and higher. That covers the vast majority of versions of Windows 10 that are currently supported, meaning it should start showing up in Windows Update for everyone soon. As always, this is a gradual rollout, so you might not see it immediately on Windows Update just yet.
The company has slowly been improving Edge in recent months, including the ability to sync extensions. Unfortunately, history and tab sync is still not supported, but Microsoft has promised to enable this in the summer.
Microsoft is also planning to bring vertical tabs, a new sidebar search feature, and Pinterest integration to Edge in the coming months. Microsoft has also been working with the search giant Google to improve spellchecker and scrolling support and is also working on improving Progressive Web Apps (PWA) support in Edge.
