will microsoft edge chromium replace edge

Chromium project’s rendering engine “Blink” is also used by many popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi. The new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is based on popular Chromium project.

If you don’t want this forcefully installation of Microsoft Edge browser in your Windows 10 computer, this tutorial will help you in blocking/disabling the automatic delivery of Microsoft Edge browser from Windows Update.īy default, the UWP version of Microsoft Edge browser comes preinstalled with Windows 10 and Microsoft has decided to replace the existing UWP version of Microsoft Edge with the new Chromium-based version in Windows 10. Microsoft Edge browser will be automatically downloaded and installed on all Windows 10 devices via Windows Update. Microsoft is going to release final stable version of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser to public on Januas mentioned here. If you want to block or prevent this automatic and forceful download and installation of chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser in your Windows 10 device, this article will help you.

The new Microsoft Edge will replace the old UWP based Microsoft Edge version. Microsoft has started rolling out chromium-based Microsoft Edge from Windows Updates on Windows 10 devices (the updates are KB4541301, KB4541302 and KB4559309).

UPDATE: In December 2019, we told you that the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser will be automatically delivered to Windows 10 machines via Windows Updates.

Will microsoft edge chromium replace edge