Software Update: Microsoft Edge 104.0.1293.47

Microsoft has released version 104 of Edge. This Chromium-based browser is available for Windows 7 and above, Linux and macOS. There are also versions for Android and iOS. In version 104, which will be rolled out over several days, security has been tightened and it is now possible to import a Google Chrome profile without the browser having to be present on the computer.

Feature updates

• Enhance your security on the web. Improvements to Enhance your security on the web in edge://settings/privacy now include Basic as the new default option. With this option, Microsoft Edge will apply added security protection to the less visited sites. This feature preserves the user experience for the most popular sites on the web. For more information, see Browse more safely with Microsoft Edge.
• Import Chrome data without Chrome during First Run Experience. This feature lets a user bring in their Chrome data by logging in to their Google account during Microsoft Edge’s First Run Experience. This feature can be turned off by disabling First Run Experience with the HideFirstRunExperience policy, or by setting AutoImportAtFirstRun to ‘DisabledAutoImport’.

New policies

• AllowedDomainsForApps – Define domains allowed to access Google Workspace
• AskBeforeCloseEnabled – Get user confirmation before closing a browser window with multiple tabs
• BrowserCodeIntegritySetting – Configure browser process code integrity guard setting
• DoubleClickCloseTabEnabled – Double Click feature in Microsoft Edge enabled (only available in China)
• ImportOnEachLaunch – Allow import of data from other browsers on each Microsoft Edge launch
• QuickSearchShowMiniMenu – Enable Microsoft Edge mini menu
• PasswordManagerRestrictLengthEnabled – Restrict the length of passwords that can be saved in the Password Manager
• PDFXFAEnabled – XFA support in native PDF reader enabled
• TextPredictionEnabled – Text prediction enabled by default

Obsolete policy

• U2fSecurityKeyApiEnabled – Allow using the deprecated U2F Security Key API