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Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft, and discussions on WindowsForum.com cover a range of enterprise and user-focused topics. Recent threads address upcoming changes in Edge, such as blocking screenshots of protected PDFs in OneDrive and SharePoint starting August 2026, a biweekly stable release cadence beginning with Edge 152, and the retirement of features like App Tower and Workspace Sharing in Edge 150. Other topics include troubleshooting Facebook video playback and YouTube playback speed issues in Edge, as well as guidance for Windows 11 kiosk administrators on redeploying Edge allowlists after a build update. The tag also covers WebView2 PDF reader changes and the impact of Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels on PDF handling.
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    Microsoft Edge Blocks Screenshots of Protected PDFs in August 2026

    Microsoft Edge will begin blocking screen captures of certain protected PDFs opened in the OneDrive and SharePoint web viewers in August 2026, closing a long-standing enforcement gap for organizations using Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels. The catch is significant: at general availability...
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    Microsoft Edge 152 Starts Biweekly Stable Releases August 27, 2026

    Microsoft Edge 152 makes Extended Stable the safer default for most managed enterprise users, while Stable should be reserved for groups that can genuinely test browser changes every two weeks. When Edge 152 arrives on August 27, 2026, Stable stops being a background-choice channel and becomes a...
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    Microsoft Purview: Edge Blocks OneDrive and SharePoint PDF Screenshots in August 2026

    Microsoft’s announced change will block screenshot and screen-capture attempts for applicable Microsoft Purview-protected PDFs when they are opened in the OneDrive or SharePoint web PDF viewer in Microsoft Edge, using rights already configured on the sensitivity label. Targeted Release begins in...
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    WebView2 PDF Reader: Test Apps Before September 2026 Removal

    WebView2 application owners should enable Adobe’s PDF reader first for tested, low-risk applications and keep untested PDF workflows on the existing reader only while they complete validation before the legacy reader’s scheduled September 2026 removal. Microsoft scheduled the phased enterprise...
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    Windows 11 Kiosk: Redeploy Edge Allowlist After Build 26100.7705

    Windows 11 kiosk administrators should keep their existing DesktopAppPath workarounds for now, even after moving to a build that contains Microsoft’s revised Edge allowlist behavior. The safer deployment decision is to redeploy the Assigned Access configuration, test each Edge-plus-MSIX/APPX...
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    Microsoft Edge 150 Retires App Tower and Workspace Sharing

    Microsoft Edge 150 should enter a short staged deployment where IT still needs to replace Sidebar/App Tower dependencies or validate Workspaces behavior, but the available evidence does not support declaring the release universally “safe” or “unsafe.” The practical decision is narrower: identify...
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    Fix Facebook Videos Not Playing in Edge, Chrome, or Firefox

    Facebook Video Player Not Working? These eight fixes apply to Facebook videos and Reels played in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox on Windows 11 and Windows 10. Work through them in order, testing the same video after each one. If only one specific video fails, it may have been...
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    Fix YouTube Playback Speed Not Working in Edge, Chrome or Firefox

    YouTube playback speed not working in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Firefox on Windows 10 and Windows 11 is usually fixed by confirming the player control works, testing without extensions, and clearing only YouTube’s saved browser data. This guide also covers the YouTube mobile and TV apps...
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    Windows Backup Can Reset Your Default Browser to Edge on Windows 11

    Additional coverage of this story: Windows Backup Can Reset Your Default Browser to Edge on Windows 11 The coverage centers on Windows Backup migrations, advising IT teams to deploy approved browsers and explicitly configure HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, and PDF associations rather than assume defaults...
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    Windows 11 Copilot Links Bypass Default Browser, Mozilla Says

    Additional coverage of this story: Windows 11 Copilot Links Bypass Default Browser, Mozilla Says The coverage highlights Mozilla’s finding that Copilot links can open in Edge despite a different default browser, and situates the report alongside the Browser Choice Alliance’s June letter...
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    Windows 11 Browser Defaults Still Bypassed Outside Europe, Mozilla Says

    Additional coverage of this story: Windows 11 Browser Defaults Still Bypassed Outside Europe, Mozilla Says The Register highlights Windows Search opening web results in Edge despite a different default browser, and frames Copilot as another Microsoft-controlled route that can bypass browser...
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    Set Microsoft Edge Startup, Home Button and New Tab Pages

    Changing the Microsoft Edge home page in 2026 requires choosing the correct setting: the Home button page, the startup page, and the new tab page are controlled separately. This guide covers the current Chromium-based Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 and Windows 10, including personal Microsoft...
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    Restore Closed Microsoft Edge Tabs With Ctrl+Shift+T

    Closed the wrong Microsoft Edge tab or lost an entire browser window? On Microsoft Edge for Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS, and Linux, start with Ctrl+Shift+T or Command+Shift+T, then use History, crash recovery, or session startup restore if necessary. Edge for Android and iOS can recover normal...
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    Windows 11 Edge Prompts Persist Outside Europe, Mozilla Says

    Additional coverage of this story: Windows 11 Edge Prompts Persist Outside Europe, Mozilla Says Computer Weekly highlights Edge banners placed above Google’s Chrome download page in the US, India and UK, and frames the issue as Microsoft blurring the line between browser-controlled prompts and...
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    Windows 11 Migration Can Reset Your Default Browser to Edge

    Mozilla’s Over The Edge 2.0 report says Windows 10, Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, Bing, and Copilot still interfere with attempts to install and retain a competing default browser. The researchers found a crucial regional split, however: several of the tactics disappear or become less aggressive...
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    Edge Canary Web Remix Adds Local Forced Dark Mode for Websites

    Microsoft Edge is testing a new “Web Remix” feature that can restyle webpages locally, including applying a dark appearance to sites that do not offer one of their own. The option is currently part of a limited Edge Canary experiment, not a broadly released Edge feature. Windows Central first...
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    CVE-2026-58281: Verify Edge Updates for Undisclosed RCE Fix

    Microsoft has identified CVE-2026-58281 as a remote code execution vulnerability in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, but the available advisory material does not disclose the affected versions, attack path, severity, exploitation status, technical root cause, release date, or the update that...
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    CVE-2026-13862: Latest Microsoft Edge No Longer Vulnerable

    Microsoft added CVE-2026-13862 to its Security Update Guide because the vulnerability affects Chromium Open Source Software consumed by Chromium-based Edge. The company’s stated product condition is that the latest Edge is no longer vulnerable. That is useful but incomplete for enterprise...
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    CVE-2026-14413: Chrome 150 Fixes High-Severity ANGLE Sandbox Escape

    Google fixed CVE-2026-14413 in Chrome 150.0.7871.46 on June 30, 2026, closing a high-severity ANGLE memory-initialization flaw that could let an attacker who had already compromised a renderer process use crafted HTML to attempt an escape from Chromium’s browser sandbox. The prerequisite...
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    Bing’s Edge vs Chrome Panel Draws Backlash Over “Microsoft Recommended”

    On July 11, 2026, Microsoft was using Bing to compare Edge with Chrome across four claims—Rewards, a built-in VPN, AI personalization, and “Microsoft recommended”—with Edge checked in every row and Chrome crossed out, a pitch that exposed how little of Edge’s real value Microsoft now markets...
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