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As the inevitable end of official support for Windows 10 approaches, the software ecosystem around Microsoft’s iconic operating system is undergoing a subtle but significant shift. At the heart of this transition is Google Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser, now actively checking...

For millions of Windows users worldwide, the latest moves by Google and Microsoft signal a decisive turning point in the ongoing shift from Windows 10 to Windows 11. As much as Microsoft insists on the holistic security and performance upgrades of its newer operating system, real-world momentum...

As Microsoft approaches the official end of support date for Windows 10, a quiet but consequential shift is underway in the wider Windows ecosystem—one that extends far beyond Redmond’s official timelines or statements. Google Chrome, the world’s most widely used browser, is already positioning...

Microsoft Edge, once known for following the trends set by other browsers, has now made a subtle but significant step forward in browser technology by embracing the AVIF image format. While many users might not immediately notice the change, this technical pivot signals important shifts in...

For users who have grown accustomed to sticking with legacy versions of software, the world continues to evolve around them—sometimes with unforeseen and disruptive consequences. An upcoming change scheduled for March 14, 2025, is about to illustrate this reality for countless Firefox users...

The digital world evolves at breakneck speed, yet sometimes a blast from the past remains necessary. While modern browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox dominate the scene, many Windows 10 users still find themselves in need of Internet Explorer 11—especially for legacy...

Windows 11 users have grown accustomed to a steady cadence of updates, but the inclusion of JPEG XL support in the 24H2 update stands out as more than just another box checked on a technical roadmap. This move signals Microsoft’s recognition of the evolving demands in image technology—demands...

Mozilla has announced that it will cease extended support for Firefox on legacy operating systems—including Windows 7, 8, and 8.1—on March 4, 2025. This decision marks the end of an era for users still clinging to older systems and has significant implications for security, compatibility, and...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest post from Link Removed, a Program Manager on the Microsoft Edge team and creator of the popular Lodash JavaScript library, sharing the news of a new community project to bring ECMAScript modules to Node. I’m excited to announce the release of @std/esm...

Beginning with EdgeHTML 15 in the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft Edge introduces support for CSS Custom Properties, a new primitive value type to fully cascade variables across CSS properties. You can preview CSS Custom Properties in Windows Insider Preview builds beginning with EdgeHTML...

After installing Windows 10 and using the Edge Browse I have recently starting getting pop up type warnings that my COX IP supplied security software, McAfee, will not work or protect using the Edge Browser and I need to revert back to an old Internet Explorer Browser to be protected by McAfee...

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on Web Components by Microsoft Edge engineers Link Removed and Link Removed. To read more about our viewpoint and background on web components, please see part one, “Bringing componentization to the web: An overview of Web Components.“...

Web browser media experiences have advanced significantly in recent years, from the first releases of HTML5 media, through the subsequent additions of Media Source Extensions for adaptive streaming and Encrypted Media Extensions for content protection. And formats have been similarly advanced by...

We recently posted “A break from the past: the birth of Microsoft’s new web rendering engine”, an in-depth look at the background and motivation behind building a new rendering engine to power Microsoft Edge. A key factor described was the ability to make a break from legacy Internet...

Oct 22 2010 File Under: Link Removed due to 404 Error, Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Adobe has released an embeddable video player that plays HTML5 native video in browsers that support it, and falls back to Flash in browsers that don’t. It’s cross-browser and cross-platform, so it...

Just how many web-capable image formats does the world need? To most people, the well-known combination of JPEG, PNG and GIF will suffice for most needs and situations, but it seems that Google is far from satisfied with the current status quo. However, instead of proposing changes to the way...

ECMAScript is object-based: basic language and host facilities are provided by objects, and an ECMAScript program is a cluster of communicating objects. An ECMAScript object is a collection of properties each with zero or more attributes that determine how each property can be used—for example...

Windows XP: No IE9 for you Windows XP: No IE9 for you Microsoft becomes first major browser maker to drop support for world's most popular OS Computerworld - Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will not run on Link Removed XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the...