

When Zhang penned her post, the functionality had been added to Edge Dev, version 91. Microsoft did not say when the new Mac update scheme would go public in the production-quality version of Edge, designated as Stable. In other words, current processes in managed environments will continue to receive all Edge updates via established IT-directed channels, like Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Windows Update for Business (WUfB) and Endpoint Manager's Intune and Configuration Manager.

Gone will be the delay while the user watches the download occur before a restart is possible.Įnterprise users of Edge, said Zhang, would not see the new upgrade behavior nor would Windows users of the browser. "When you restart the browser when an update is available, your browser will now instantly relaunch with the updated version rather than wait for update to be applied," Zhang said. Transitioning from one Edge to the next - a process that will accelerate to an every-four-week cadence this fall - will also be slightly more graceful. Microsoft Edge's current upgrade mechanism is AutoUpdate, which also handles Office applications like Excel. (On Windows devices, Edge is serviced by Windows Update, as are all Microsoft products.) Microsoft On unmanaged PCs - those not under the control of an IT administrator - Microsoft now upgrades Edge from one version to another using a tool named Microsoft AutoUpdate, long used to service macOS Office applications like Word, Excel and Outlook.
