Microsoft Edge Gets Native ARM64 Support

Microsoft launched its new Chromium-based Edge browser back in January. At launch, however, the stable builds of the new browser did not include native support for Windows on ARM devices.

Just a day after the official launch, though, Microsoft introduced support for ARM64 devices on the beta channel with version 80 of the browser. Today, ARM support on the new Microsoft Edge is coming to all users in the stable release.

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As The Verge reported. Microsoft is releasing Edge version 80 to the stable channel for both Windows and Mac, which introduces support for ARM64 devices like the Surface Pro X. Previously, Edge ran on ARM devices via an emulator, which hogged the performance down.

“We’re happy to announce we have released the new Microsoft Edge for ARM to all Insider channels,” the release notes for Edge version 80 explain. “Microsoft Edge is now running natively for the ARM64 architecture, which is used in some Windows 10 devices like the new Surface Pro X. The ARM version of Microsoft Edge will automatically replace the previous configuration, in which the 32-bit version was running in an emulator.”

Microsoft’s new Edge browser can be downloaded on your ARM devices here.

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  • mattbg

    Premium Member
    07 February, 2020 - 3:51 pm

    <p>Just noticed a cool feature of Edge 80. If you have created windowed apps from websites, the window title bars seem to take on the dominant color of the app.</p>

  • gregsedwards

    Premium Member
    07 February, 2020 - 3:55 pm

    <p>What about Xbox? Are they ever gonna update the version of Edge that ships with that thing?</p>

    • madthinus

      Premium Member
      08 February, 2020 - 5:58 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#519005">In reply to gregsedwards:</a></em></blockquote><p>In all likelihood, Edge / browser on the Xbox will go away. The market has simply matured into apps and games and the browser on a TV makes no sense, never actaully did. </p>

  • tomker

    Premium Member
    07 February, 2020 - 4:25 pm

    <p>Found a bug already. On Startup behavior seems to be stuck on "Continue where you left off". Even though mine's set to Net Tab, it doesn't honor that behavior.</p>

  • roncerr

    07 February, 2020 - 5:33 pm

    <p>That's nice, but I'm still wondering when Credge will automatically and completely replace Old Edge.</p>

    • mrdrwest

      07 February, 2020 - 7:48 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#519012">In reply to Roncerr:</a></em></blockquote><p>Ummm, when it was installed…</p>

      • roncerr

        08 February, 2020 - 3:39 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#519040">In reply to mrdrwest:</a></em></blockquote><p>It's my understanding that MS will eventually replace old Edge with Credge. When that happens the old icon will be replaced with the Credge icon and you won't see any sign of old Edge. Date?</p>

        • brendan_hallett

          08 February, 2020 - 7:57 pm

          <blockquote><em>My old edge icon disappeared when I installed the new edge stable release <a href="#519177">In reply to Roncerr:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p>

        • Paul Thurrott

          Premium Member
          09 February, 2020 - 10:05 am

          There’s no date announced for this.

    • Stooks

      10 February, 2020 - 11:34 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#519012">In reply to Roncerr:</a></em></blockquote><p>It does not completely replace it but it does hide it very well. </p>

  • JCerna

    Premium Member
    07 February, 2020 - 7:33 pm

  • Winner

    08 February, 2020 - 1:54 pm

    <p>Two little-used Microsoft areas coming together.</p>

  • t-b.c

    10 February, 2020 - 9:56 am

    <p>My chief concern with ChrEdge was with my cable company's video stream. Xfinity allows its customers to watch their cable channels in a browser, but I could never get it to work in Chrome-based browsers. In all the preview editions of ChrEdge the Xfinity site appeared unable to connect to the streaming channel. It works flawlessly in old Edge. To my pleasant surprise, Xfinity works just fine in the final release. </p>

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