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Microsoft has quietly begun serving a new, highly visual Bing ad that places a full “scoreboard” comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome above Chrome’s official download links on Windows 11 — a move that reframes a user’s intent at the precise moment they look to switch browsers and...

Microsoft is quietly testing a small but notable convenience feature in Windows 11: a one‑click internet speed test shortcut embedded directly in the network flyout and taskbar context menu — a shortcut that, for now, simply launches Bing’s online speed‑test widget rather than running a native...

Microsoft’s family tools put a clear map in the hands of parents: carefully scoped browsing through Microsoft Edge Kids Mode, centrally managed limits and activity reports via Microsoft Family Safety, and optional hardware-level protections on modern Copilot+ PCs that reduce the chance of...

Title: CVE-2025-53791 — What Windows admins need to know about the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) “security feature bypass” (as of September 5, 2025) Summary (short) CVE-2025-53791 is tracked by Microsoft as a “Security Feature Bypass” in Microsoft Edge (Chromium‑based). Microsoft’s advisory...

Microsoft’s short, step-by-step support page for Microsoft Edge lays out the basics for adding, disabling, and removing extensions — but the topic matters far beyond a few clicks. Extensions shape privacy, performance, and security for millions of Windows users, and managing them properly is now...

Microsoft quietly—then not so quietly—took a major step to collapse an awkward transition period: Windows 10 machines running the aging Edge Legacy (EdgeHTML) browser were slated to have that app removed and replaced by the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge via a Windows cumulative update released...

The Indian government’s cybersecurity arm has issued a high-severity alert advising organisations and individuals to urgently address a batch of patched—but still dangerous—vulnerabilities across multiple Microsoft products, including Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Windows Server storage...

Microsoft’s recent user survey — surfaced by reporting from Windows Latest — suggests the company is actively exploring ways to make Microsoft Edge’s Copilot mode behave more like Perplexity’s Comet: not just a summarizer but an agentic browser that can act across tabs and automate multi-step...

Google’s Chrome team is quietly testing a one-click option in Chrome’s Windows settings that not only sets Chrome as the default browser but will also pin it to the Windows 11 taskbar — a small UI change with outsized product and regulatory implications for how browsers compete on Windows. The...

Microsoft is quietly testing a Copilot‑inspired theme in Edge Canary that recolors the browser frame whenever Copilot Mode is active—another sign that the company wants AI‑powered browsing to feel like a distinct, branded experience rather than just a sidebar add‑on. Early builds expose a new...

A small local-news photo page showing a Jaguars–Saints football moment—paired with a Bluefield, West Virginia forecast calling for mid‑70s highs, rising rain chances through the afternoon, and a cooler, showery evening—captures a bigger reality of game day in 2025: fans jump between highlights...

Microsoft is quietly testing a new Microsoft Edge feature called Journeys that promises to turn scattered tabs, search history, and browsing activity into tidy, context-aware summaries — and early reports suggest it may be gated behind Microsoft’s Copilot Pro subscription. (windowslatest.com)...

Microsoft Edge’s Canary channel has begun surfacing experimental controls that explicitly treat passkeys as first‑class syncable credentials in the browser, adding new flags labeled Passkey roaming and Passkey roaming management and settings, and exposing a combined “Passwords and passkeys” sync...

Microsoft’s latest message to Windows 10 users is stark and unambiguous: the regular monthly security updates that have kept this decade-old OS safe will stop after October 14, 2025, and consumers must choose — upgrade, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or accept...

Microsoft’s behavior toward rival browsers has become a steady drumbeat in tech headlines: from rewriting how Windows 11 handles defaults to quietly routing certain system links into Microsoft Edge, the company has repeatedly taken steps that critics call anti-competitive and that many users...

Chromium security teams fixed a high‑risk out‑of‑bounds write in the ANGLE graphics translation layer (tracked as CVE‑2025‑8901), and users of Chromium‑based browsers — including Microsoft Edge after Microsoft ingests the Chromium update — must upgrade to the patched builds (Chrome...

Microsoft’s Edge appears to be getting a radical rethink that puts Copilot — not tabs or bookmarks — at the center of the browsing experience, with early “Olympia” UI screenshots surfacing from Edge Canary and public reporting suggesting the redesign is being tested as a Copilot-first interface...

CVE-2025-49736 — Microsoft Edge (Chromium) for Android: UI‑spoofing / “UI performs the wrong action” vulnerability A deep-dive explainer, impact assessment, and practical mitigation checklist Summary Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE‑2025‑49736 as affecting Microsoft Edge...

Microsoft’s latest experiment in Edge promotion — a stealthy, exit-time prompt that appears to heavy Chrome users and asks them to pin Microsoft Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar — has renewed an old debate about platform behavior, telemetry, and user choice. The feature was uncovered as inert...

Microsoft has quietly clarified that its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser and the Microsoft WebView2 Runtime will continue to receive updates on machines running Windows 10, version 22H2 for substantially longer than the operating system’s own end-of-support date — through at least October...