Software Update: Microsoft Edge 107.0.1418.24

Microsoft has released version 107 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 this release, which will be rolled out over several days, Microsoft has made improvements to the Microsoft Edge sidebar, among other things. The full changelog for this release can be found below.

Feature updates

• Microsoft Edge side bar. The Microsoft Edge sidebar lets users access productivity tools side-by-side with their browsing window. For enterprise customers, the following experiences are currently turned on by default: Search, Discover, Office.com, and Outlook. Administrators can control the availability and configure the Microsoft Edge sidebar using the Hubs Sidebar Enabled, ExtensionInstallBlockListand ExtensionInstallForceList policies. The extension ID for each sidebar app can be found at edge://sidebar-internals. For more information, see Manage the sidebar in Microsoft Edge.
• New policy to give more flexibility in Microsoft Edge startup. The RestoreOnStartupUserURLsEnabled policy lets users add and remove their own URLs to open when starting Microsoft Edge while maintaining the mandatory list of sites specified by the admin.

Policy updates New policies

• EdgeWorkspacesEnabled – Enable Workspaces
• EnhanceSecurityModeBypassIntranet – Enhanced Security Mode configuration for Intranet zone sites
• EventPathEnabled – Re-enable the Event.path API until Microsoft Edge version 115
• InternetExplorerIntegrationLocalMhtFileAllowed – Allow local MHTML files to open automatically in Internet Explorer mode
• LinkedAccountEnabled – Enable the linked account feature
• PerformanceDetectorEnabled – Performance Detector Enabled
• RestoreOnStartupUserURLsEnabled – Allow users to add and remove their own sites during startup when the RestoreOnStartupURLs policy is configured
• DefaultShareAdditionalOSRegionSetting – Set the default “share additional operating system region” setting
• WebSelectEnabled – Web Select Enabled
• WebSQLAccess – Force WebSQL to be enabled
• WebSQLNonSecureContextEnabled – Force WebSQL in non-secure contexts to be enabled

Deprecated policy

• Microsoft Office Menu Enabled -Allow users to access the Microsoft Office menu

Obsolete policy

• BuiltinCertificateVerifierEnabled – Determines whether the built-in certificate verifier will be used to verify server certificates