Microsoft Edge 138 Improves History Search with AI

Microsoft Edge 138 is now available on the Stable Channel, and it brings an AI-enhanced search experience and a couple of new features for business customers. This update will also better surface performance notifications to help users take action when Edge starts to slow down.

The new AI-powered History search experience, which will roll out gradually to Edge users, will make it possible to find previously visited websites using synonyms, natural language phrases, and minor spelling errors. The feature is powered by an on-device AI model, and Microsoft made it clear that no user data is being sent to its servers. AI-powered History search can also be disabled by IT admins with a new policy.

Microsoft Edge 138 also lets enterprise users who set up a Primary Work profile use it to open all external links by default. Usually, Edge uses the last used profile to open these links, which may not be ideal in an enterprise environment. This is also a controlled feature rollout that IT admins will be able to manage.

For enterprise users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription, Microsoft Edge 138 introduces a Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat summarization menu item to the browser’s context menu. The new AI feature, which will also roll out gradually, lets users ask questions about their open pages.

Lastly, Microsoft is integrating Copilot into Edge’s search box and new tab page. Users may click the new Copilot icon in the search box to send their current search query to Copilot. Moreover, the search box and new tab page may start showing suggested work and productivity-related Copilot prompts. These new Copilot entry points can be disabled by IT admins.