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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 29, 2015[1] |
| Final release | 44.19041 with EdgeHTML 18.19041
/ May 27, 2020 |
| Engines | EdgeHTML,[2] Chakra |
| Operating system | Windows 10 until v2004 Windows 10 Mobile Xbox System Software November 2015[3] through August 2021 update[4] |
| Included with | Windows 10 until v2004 Windows 10 Mobile Xbox System Software November 2015[3] through August 2021 update[4] |
| Predecessor | Internet Explorer 11 (2013) |
| Successor | Microsoft Edge (2020) |
| License | Proprietary software;[5] a component of Windows 10 |
| Website | www |
Microsoft Edge Legacy (often shortened to Edge Legacy), originally released as simply Microsoft Edge or Edge is a discontinued proprietary cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. Released in 2015 along with both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, it was built with Microsoft's own proprietary browser engine, EdgeHTML, and their Chakra JavaScript engine.[6]
Microsoft Edge Legacy on desktop was superseded by "The New Microsoft Edge", also known as simply "New Edge" (based on the Chromium open-source project), on January 15, 2020.[7][8] While on Xbox consoles, it was superseded in September 2021 by New Edge.[4]
Support for Edge Legacy on desktop ended on March 9, 2021, ending a support transition period lasting 14 months. While the end of support on Windows 10 Mobile coincided with the end of support for that platform, on January 14, 2020.[9][10][11] Xbox System Software support ended in September 2021, when it was replaced by New Edge.[4]
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- ^ Microsoft (2020). "What is Microsoft Edge Legacy?". support.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser to be generally available January 15, 2020". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Tung, Liam. "Windows 10: Microsoft begins automatically pushing Chromium Edge to users". ZDNet. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ New Microsoft Edge to replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April's Windows 10 Update Tuesday release, Microsoft, 2021-02-12, archived from the original on March 11, 2021, retrieved March 12, 2021
- ^ "Microsoft Edge Classic support ends on March 9, 2021 - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net. August 18, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ Salter, Jim (2021-03-11). "Microsoft Edge is dead—long live Microsoft Edge". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-11.