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Agreed. Ran into an issue this week where the forced upgrade of Edge caused some issues for me[1], but it was impossible to run "legacy" Edge because it was up
by twelfthnight 6y ago
Agreed. Ran into an issue this week where the forced upgrade of Edge caused some issues for me[1], but it was impossible to run "legacy" Edge because it was updated via Windows update. Why should we have any choice of the version of the software we're running, right?
[1] I know, I know, why use Edge? Fun fact, Netflix doesn't render at higher than 720p on Firefox/Chrome because of DRM issues.
- hyperrail 6y agoThe new Edge's installer does not uninstall the old Edge, it just hides it. On versions of Windows before 20H2 (build 19042), you can bring back the old Edge icons by following these instructions: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-sysupdate-access-old-edge https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-s... In short: 1. Run this command as an administrator: reg add hklm\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate /v Allowsxs /t REG_DWORD /d 1 2. Download and reinstall the new Edge. Note that Microsoft has said that old Edge will stop getting security updates soon, though I don't know what this actually amounts to as the old Edge's engine remains in Windows for application compatibility even when old Edge is nominally removed. I'd also suggest that you send feedback to Microsoft about any problems you have with new Edge, using the built-in "Send feedback" tool or Windows' Feedback Hub.
- twelfthnight 6y agoWhat a great comment. Appreciate it!