Edge still lacks some of the most useful extensions available for Chrome and Firefox, as well as offering far less choice overall, with just 94 extensions listed on the Microsoft Store. There is one area where Edge clearly lags behind rival browsers, extension support. Microsoft also claims Edge is also less power-hungry, draining batteries less rapidly than Chrome and other competitors, however, these findings have been challenged too.
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However, there are some caveats, WDAG is only available in the Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 10 and requires PCs to have the hardware and BIOS settings needed to support Hyper-V virtualization. One area where Edge may have an advantage over rivals is security, with Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) able to use a custom virtualization layer to protect against malware when browsing untrusted sites using Edge. That said Edge’s score is only slightly lower than the others, and while it’s missing some features, such as support for the 3D graphics rendering API WebGL 2, it supports some features missing from Chrome, such as the WebVR API for using virtual-reality headsets in the browser. When it comes to support for the latest browser technologies, Edge also trails its competitors according to HTML5Test. In fact, it was difficult to tell any difference between the speed of the three major browsers when using an advert- and script-heavy site site, with each browser being fast to load pages. Subjectively, I found Edge’s performance to have undoubtedly improved from the early days of Windows 10, when pages would freeze as they loaded, leaving you unable to scroll. Overall Edge was behind Chrome in two out of three benchmarks, significantly in the case of Ares-6, but also beat Firefox in two out of three benchmarks. That said, these benchmarks have their limitations when it comes to measuring real-world performance, with some such as Google’s Octane 2.0 no longer being updated, so should only be taken as a general guide to speed. SEE: 20 pro tips to make Windows 10 work the way you want (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Newer tests, such as Ares-6, attempt to measure the performance of some of JavaScript’s newest features, such as training a simple machine-learning model implemented in JavaScript. If your browser is slow at JavaScript, it’s slow full-stop. JavaScript is at the core of the modern web, with heavy pages loading in tens of scripts that in turn fetch more JavaScript. The following benchmarks measure how efficiently each browser handles JavaScript, the defacto scripting language of the web. Windows 11: Tips on installation, security and more (free PDF) Windows 11 SE: Why it's both more and less locked down than Windows 10 S Windows Server IoT 2022 is for a lot more than Internet of Things Windows 11 cheat sheet: Everything you need to know Testing the browsers Windows: Must-read coverage TechRepublic put recent versions of Chrome, Edge and Firefox browsers to the test.
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Microsoft is testing the idea of warning users they’re installing an inferior browser after they download Chrome and Firefox.īut to what extent should you believe Microsoft’s claims that its Edge browser is both “safer” and “faster” than the competition?
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