There’s also the option to customize the text size and background color. While I don’t find reading view to be especially useful on larger displays, it’s easier on the eyes on small tablet devices. Reading Viewīorrowed from Mobile IE in Windows Phone 8, Reading View strips away adverts and other unnecessary content to allow you to focus directly on the text in an easy-to-read format. Notable new features include an integrated Reading List, Reading View, and the ability to make notes and draw directly on a webpage, and save the result. Notable New Features in Microsoft Edgeĭespite the removal of many legacy technologies, Edge isn’t a completely barebones browser. Webpages can also be opened in IE from the Settings menu, which is accessible by clicking the three ellipses in the far top-right corner of the browser window. Sites can also be pinned to the Start menu for easy access, and there’s an InPrivate browsing mode. Just as was possible in Internet Explorer, tabs can be reordered, or teared off and viewed in a separate window. InPrivate Browsing mode in Microsoft Edge (Image Credit: Russell Smith) New tabs should open with focus on the address bar, so that you can type a search query or URL without having to touch the mouse, but unfortunately this doesn’t work reliably in the current build a small, but important detail that can quickly become frustrating.
Optionally, there’s a link to display your news feed. Browsing the web in EdgeĮdge allows you to set a homepage, which can be configured from the Settings menu, and opening a new tab presents a list of frequently visited sites for quick access. However, Microsoft is planning to add extensibility support by the end of 2015, and compatibility with Google Chrome extensions, opening a wide selection of additional capabilities from the get go. Here’s a full list of the features that have been removed from Edge:Įdge doesn’t support plug-ins, although Adobe Flash player is integrated, and can be disabled in the Advanced settings. Browsing the web in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 (Image Credit: Russell Smith)
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