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I used a debloater on my windows 11 laptop which also removed edge. No big deal since Firefox is my browser if choice, but I'm a Web developer and need to test

I used a debloater on my windows 11 laptop which also removed edge. No big deal since Firefox is my browser if choice, but I'm a Web developer and need to test my apps in different browsers. I've tried to install edge multiple times, but I can never get it to work.

kristofferg 3y ago
You can’t remove plankton and expect the whale to survive.
seanp2k2 3y ago
Try the second set of instructions here https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-reinstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10/ https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-reinstall-microsoft-edge-...
toastal 3y ago
Edge is still Blink+V8. Just test Chromium or Brave & forget about Edge.
- robin_reala 3y ago
  That’s not exactly true, there’s a bunch of ancillary code too. For example, image handling, where Edge doesn’t support AVIF: https://caniuse.com/avif https://caniuse.com/avif
  - leshenka 3y ago
    But that's (+ AV1) about it. I wouldn't install edge just to test whether there are any files encoded with these codecs. (unless there are a LOT of media encoded in different ways e.g. youtube) Just test on chrome and keep in mind to avoid AVIF
    - toastal 3y ago
      …Which you should be using the picture element or image() to fall all the way back to PNG or JPEG in most scenarios anyhow. New & improved formats like JPEG-XL should be considered ‘enhancements’ rather than relied on.
- DrSiemer 3y ago
  Don't remember what it was exactly, but I did run into some obscure scenario (something with tab focus I believe) where Edge had a bug that prevented my code from working. Just spin up a VM for testing Edge, the differences are small.
HenryBemis 3y ago
How about you get VMware and install in there a vanilla Win10/11 just for the testing of Edge? Yes, it is heavy. Yes you will only fire it up when you need it. And this won't contaminate your machine.
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laserbeam 3y ago
Honestly, as much as I avoid it as a primary browser, I think all OSes should have a default browser that one could use as a preinstalled webview. Some way to avoid having to ship a 100 MB electron with simple web apps. I don't think web apps are ideal, but having edge installed and available as a native webview is relevant. I don't think this dream works yet, I don't think one can actually make THESE kinds of apps without shipping electron yet, but that should definitely be an option. I have no problem with edge used as a random weview in random apps. I only hate it when edge is opened as a dedicated browser. I don't think an OS API to use Firefox as a webview is a reasonable ask :(.

kristofferg 3y ago

You can’t remove plankton and expect the whale to survive.

seanp2k2 3y ago

Try the second set of instructions here https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-reinstall-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10/ https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-reinstall-microsoft-edge-...

toastal 3y ago

Edge is still Blink+V8. Just test Chromium or Brave & forget about Edge.

robin_reala 3y ago
That’s not exactly true, there’s a bunch of ancillary code too. For example, image handling, where Edge doesn’t support AVIF: https://caniuse.com/avif https://caniuse.com/avif
- leshenka 3y ago
  But that's (+ AV1) about it. I wouldn't install edge just to test whether there are any files encoded with these codecs. (unless there are a LOT of media encoded in different ways e.g. youtube) Just test on chrome and keep in mind to avoid AVIF
  - toastal 3y ago
    …Which you should be using the picture element or image() to fall all the way back to PNG or JPEG in most scenarios anyhow. New & improved formats like JPEG-XL should be considered ‘enhancements’ rather than relied on.
DrSiemer 3y ago
Don't remember what it was exactly, but I did run into some obscure scenario (something with tab focus I believe) where Edge had a bug that prevented my code from working. Just spin up a VM for testing Edge, the differences are small.

HenryBemis 3y ago

How about you get VMware and install in there a vanilla Win10/11 just for the testing of Edge? Yes, it is heavy. Yes you will only fire it up when you need it. And this won't contaminate your machine.

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laserbeam 3y ago

Honestly, as much as I avoid it as a primary browser, I think all OSes should have a default browser that one could use as a preinstalled webview. Some way to avoid having to ship a 100 MB electron with simple web apps. I don't think web apps are ideal, but having edge installed and available as a native webview is relevant. I don't think this dream works yet, I don't think one can actually make THESE kinds of apps without shipping electron yet, but that should definitely be an option. I have no problem with edge used as a random weview in random apps. I only hate it when edge is opened as a dedicated browser. I don't think an OS API to use Firefox as a webview is a reasonable ask :(.