Microsoft releases Edge 87 to the Edge Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest Microsoft Edge Dev build 87.0.634.0 adds some new features, a long list of reliability improvements, and changed behaviors. If you are on the Dev Channel, upgrade to the latest Dev build.

 

The key new features include the ability to Open and Save As for downloaded items on the Downloads shelf, PDF improvements, and ClickOnce support. Continue reading to read the list of new features and fixes in Microsoft Edge 87.

 

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Microsoft Edge 87 now available in Dev Channel, and here's new features introduced in build 87.0.634.0

 

What's new in Microsoft Edge build 87.0.634.0?

  • Added the ability to Open and Save As for downloaded items on the Downloads shelf before they begin downloading.
  • Added the ability to view a PDF’s table of contents and use it to navigate to locations within it.
  • Added a Website Permission Setting for sites that ask to open an application after clicking on a link.
  • Changed ClickOnce support to be enabled by default.
  • Enabled support for a Printing Paper Size Default management policy from Chromium.
  • Enabled support for management policies for Default File System Read Guard Setting, Default File System Write Guard Setting, File System Read Ask For Urls, File System Read Blocked For Urls, File System Write Ask For URLs, and File System Write Blocked For Urls from Chromium.

 

What has been changed in Microsoft Edge build 87.0.634.0?

  • Fixed an issue on Mac where users running the OS 11 preview (Big Sur) may have issues with all versions of Edge either crashing or not launching.
  • Fixed an issue where opening a local file sometimes crashes the browser.
  • Fixed an issue where exporting a Collection in an InPrivate window crashes the browser.
  • Fixed a crash on launch.
  • Fixed a crash related to sync.
  • Fixed an issue where zooming in PDFs crashes the tab on certain devices.
  • Fixed an occasional crash when uninstalling a website installed as an app.
  • Fixed an issue where Edge can't update.
  • Fixed an issue where deleting a saved password from the Passwords management page causes the page to freeze.
  • Fixed an occasional hang when viewing files protected with Data Loss Prevention.
  • Fixed an issue where trying to sign in to the browser with a work or school account fails on certain versions of Windows.
  • Fixed an issue where new Collections sometimes can't be created.
  • Fixed an issue on Mac where links from other applications always open in the last used profile, regardless of which profile is chosen as the default for opening links.
  • Fixed an issue where Microsoft Search for Business doesn't work.
  • Fixed an issue where text on the address bar dropdown is too small.
  • Fixed an issue where setting the browser to delete cookies when it's closed but also setting some exceptions sometimes results in those exceptions getting deleted.
  • Fixed an issue where opening Edge from a shortcut pinned to the Taskbar sometimes doesn't associate the window with that shortcut but instead creates a new entry on the Taskbar.
  • Fixed an issue where disabling the setting to show search results in the address bar from local data like favorites and history sometimes results in the inability to directly navigate to certain URLs like chrome://URLs, since they have to first redirect to edge://URLs.
  • Fixed an issue where some website permissions in Settings are missing icons.
  • Fixed an issue where opening a link that initiates a download in a new tab sometimes fails to start the download if the setting is enabled to choose where to save every downloaded file.
  • Fixed an issue where pasting URLs that have been formatted using the Link style via Share, Copy, and Paste Settings sometimes pastes only the title of the underlying page and not the actual URL.
  • Fixed an issue where re-opening a closed tab that had the Immersive Reader activated doesn't open the page back in the reading view.
  • Fixed an issue on Mac where Shy UI sometimes isn't visible when it should be.
  • Fixed an issue where typing in the address bar sometimes fails to produce any search suggestions.
  • Fixed an issue where selecting all items on an internal page like the History management page sometimes doesn't bring up the option to delete them.
  • Fixed an issue where a website can appear multiple times in the list of top sites on the new tab page.
  • Fixed an issue where Edge sometimes leaves behind a huge data cache.
  • Changed PWAs and websites installed as apps to no longer re-open after the browser is restarted due to an update, crash, etc. due to user feedback. This area is still being explored and will likely be revisited.
  • Obsoleted the New Tab Page Company Logo management policy. Updates to documentation and administrative templates will come later.
  • Removed the ability to translate the new tab page using the built-in translator.
  • Removed the ability to save passwords in Application Guard windows.

 

Source: Microsoft

 

 

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