Microsoft plans background installation of Edge features and security fixes

Microsoft is developing changes to how its Edge browser receives updates, with security patches and new features intended to install silently in the background. According to Thurrott, the Edge team’s vision includes applying security and other updates without requiring users to restart the browser afterward.

Covered by 2 publishers within 14 hours of the first report.

• Neowin: Microsoft shows how Edge will soon quietly install new features and patches automatically

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TT Thurrott Microsoft Edge is Improving How It Installs Updates · Paul Thurrott 1:23 PM

NW Neowin Microsoft shows how Edge will soon quietly install new features and patches automatically · Sayan Sen 3:40 AM

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