One more week we have to talk about Microsoft Edge Dev. In addition, as we anticipated last week, the first version 94 arrives on the Dev channel. A version that comes with some most interesting improvements. This time we go from version 93.0.961.2 to version 94.00.972.0 and then we show you the news, improvements and known errors.
Hey there, Insiders! Dev channel update to 94.0.972.0 is releasing today, and we have a few new features this week including a second row of Top Sites on the New Tab Page. Learn more from Josh over on our Insider forum: https://t.co/u7ArMf0HLT pic.twitter.com/rM06emyWaV
– Microsoft Edge Dev (@MSEdgeDev) August 4, 2021
Microsoft Edge Dev is updated to version 94.0.972.0
Added features in Edge
- Added a second row of Top Sites on the New Tab page.
- The new spell check experience has been enabled on Mac.
- Added new management policies added (note that updates to documentation and administrative templates may not have occurred yet):
- To control if WAM Auth in versions below Win 10 RS3 is enabled.
- To control primary password settings, which controls whether device authentication is required before automatically filling in a password on a web page.
- Checking if the Password Generator is enabled.
- Manage whether transparent ad providers are enabled, which controls blocking of certain trackers with tracking prevention.
- Control of the Open Microsoft Links setting in Edge is enabled.
- The login dialog when logging into the browser has been improved.
- Added support for full page screenshots and inPrivate authentication via Face ID on iOS.
Performance improvements
- Fixed a crash on launch.
- Fixed an issue where PWAs or websites installed as applications sometimes crash after an OS update.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where a web page crash can sometimes also cause a browser crash.
- Fixed an issue where interacting with PDF files would sometimes cause the browser to freeze or crash.
- Fixed a crash when playing videos.
Behavior improvements
- Fixed an issue where pinned tabs would sometimes duplicate after restoring the previous session.
- Completed an issue where the Import browser data pop-up in Settings sometimes does not appear or work.
- Fixed an issue where themes sometimes break or uninstall after the browser is updated.
- Found the problem where printing a PDF multiple times sometimes fails.
- Amended an issue where Office files sometimes fail to download with a SERVER_FORBIDDEN error.
- Fixed an issue where some passwords in Password Settings do not have an option to change them.
- Fixed an issue where WebView2 applications cannot be opened in Windows 11.
- Fixed an issue where WebView2 applications sometimes fail to authenticate with an ERR_SSL_CLIENT_AUTH_CERT_NEEDED error.
- Fixed an issue with vertical tabs where all tabs would sometimes become invisible.
- Fixed an issue where bookmarks in Application Guard windows are sometimes corrupted.
Known bugs for this build
- Certain extensions, such as the Microsoft Editor extension, do not work on Linux. As soon as they are installed, they are locked and disabled. We are investigating.
- Users of certain ad blocking extensions may experience playback errors on YouTube. As a workaround, temporarily disabling the extension should allow playback to continue.
- Some users still have an issue where all tabs and extensions crash immediately with a STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH error. The most common cause of this error is outdated antivirus or security software from vendors like Symantec, and in those cases, updating that software will fix it.
- Kaspersky Internet Suite users who have the associated extension installed can sometimes see web pages like Gmail not loading. This error is due to the main Kaspersky software being out of date, so it is fixed by making sure the latest version is installed.
- Some users are seeing bookmarks doubling after some previous fixes were made in that area. The most common way to trigger this is by installing Edge’s stable channel and then signing in with an account that is already signed in to Edge.
- Some users are seeing “wobbling” behavior when scrolling using trackpad gestures or touch screens. Here scrolling in one dimension also causes the page to subtly scroll back and forth in the other. Note that this only affects certain websites and appears to be worse on certain devices. This is probably related to the work in progress to bring the offset back to parity with Edge Legacy behavior. So if this behavior is undesirable, we can temporarily disable it. Disabling the edge flag: // flags / # edge-experimental-scrolling