How to Find Version of Microsoft Edge Installed [Tutorial]
16How to Find Version of Microsoft Edge Installed [Tutorial]
Microsoft has adopted the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility. This new Microsoft Edge runs on the same Chromium web engine as the Google Chrome browser, offering you best in class web compatibility and performance.
Microsoft is moving away from its own version of Microsoft Edge, and is replacing it with a new browser that carries the same name, but it's based on Chromium, an open-source web rendering engine developed by Google, which is also the engine behind Chrome, Opera, Amazon Silk, and many other browsers.
The new browser looks very similar to Google Chrome, but the company has implemented its own tweaks to make it look and feel more like the legacy version of Microsoft Edge to minimize the learning curve. However, the switch it's not about looks, one of the main reasons for the decision to adopt the Chromium engine was to bring better compatibility for websites and extensions while reducing fragmentation for developers.
Microsoft Edge is integrated in Windows 10; it is not available for any other version of Windows and it appears that Microsoft has no intention to change that. The company did release Microsoft Edge for Google's Android and Apple's iOS operating systems, however.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).