The Redmond company has just announced a major change in the update cycle of its web browser. Microsoft Edge will receive a refresh every two weeks rather than once a month.
After Google Chrome, it’s Microsoft Edge’s turn to see its update cycle modified. Microsoft is following the movement initiated by Google and has just indicated that it will now update its Edge web browser every two weeks. Until now, Microsoft’s browser received its updates every four weeks.
New features and fixes available more quickly
With this change in cycle, Microsoft intends to bring new features and improvements to its browser more quickly than usual. The Redmond firm explains that this new pace will also allow it to deliver security improvements more fluidly.
This new update cycle must be implemented from Microsoft Edge 152, the stable version of which is expected on August 27. From this date, Microsoft will push an update to its browser every two weeks. For users using an Extended Stable version, updates will arrive every 4 versions, the time between two updates remaining the same, i.e. every eight weeks.
This new, more frequent update rhythm also has another advantage. It makes it possible to reduce the size of each update. Starting with Microsoft Edge 152, each new version of the browser will only bring half the new content compared to the old update cycle, but the browser will be updated twice as often. By changing the calendar, Microsoft also intends to simplify the work of validating updates for its development teams.
This change in schedule should also allow Microsoft to deploy its security updates more quickly.
As a result, Microsoft has updated its deployment schedule for the next versions of its browser, which you will find on this page.
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