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 Post Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:57 pm 
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Hi.......have any of you read anything about a leaked version of MS Edge working on Windows 7. I was looking for something else and came across this article and was wondering if it can be done:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/m ... windows-7/

I'm afraid to give it a go unless I know from a reliable source that it will work. Your thoughts please.


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 Post Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:24 pm 
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I know that Internet Explorer is losing support on many major sites but I think there are better choices than getting Edge to work on Windows 7. Unless you want Edge for a specific purpose I would rather see you use an option such as Firefox.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

My main concern is if Windows 7 security would give proper protection with Edge being used as Edge is not designed for Windows 7. It is likely that my concern is overly cautious but, on a site such as this, that is the attitude that I must take.

Personally I run Firefox as my default browser over Edge on my Windows 10 Pro systems. Everyone's needs are different but I find that Firefox just works better for my needs.

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Edge does not work on Windows 7. The version of Edge in the article you referred to is a leaked version of a completely rebuilt Edge that is using the Chromium (think Google Chrome) rendering engine.
I use Chrome extensively. I have used and do occasionally run Firefox, but I much prefer Chrome when not using Edge on Windows 10.
Do note that Windows 7 is in the final year for Support. It is going the way of XP... ;-)
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 Post Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:31 pm 
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sboots wrote:
Edge does not work on Windows 7. The version of Edge in the article you referred to is a leaked version of a completely rebuilt Edge that is using the Chromium (think Google Chrome) rendering engine.
I use Chrome extensively. I have used and do occasionally run Firefox, but I much prefer Chrome when not using Edge on Windows 10.
Do note that Windows 7 is in the final year for Support. It is going the way of XP... ;-)
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Hi Steve and Jay......On the Windows 7 computer in question, I have downloaded and have been using IE11, Firefox. and Google Chrome. I was just wanting to know if anyone here has downloaded and used the Leaked version of Edge because that article I sent is very positive about how good it is.


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I have not put Edge on my one remaining Win 7 install and will not do so. Even if it did work I would not trust the security of a browser not designed to run on the operating system.

I strongly recommend that you do not try to put Edge on a Win 7 system.

As a note... I have found that Firefox performs better than Edge on my Win 10 systems.

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jaylach wrote:
I have not put Edge on my one remaining Win 7 install and will not do so. Even if it did work I would not trust the security of a browser not designed to run on the operating system.

I strongly recommend that you do not try to put Edge on a Win 7 system.

As a note... I have found that Firefox performs better than Edge on my Win 10 systems.


I need two more browsers for what I am doing Jay.......any others you might recommend....?


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As to one other browser I'd say Opera.
https://www.opera.com/computer?utm_sour ... 0-%20Exact
It is very strong as to privacy.

As to a second I'd probably have to say Chrome even though I don't like anything Google...

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jaylach wrote:
As to one other browser I'd say Opera.
https://www.opera.com/computer?utm_sour ... 0-%20Exact
It is very strong as to privacy.

As to a second I'd probably have to say Chrome even though I don't like anything Google...


Ok, thanks Jay


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OT: Much too early now but Microsoft Edge is slated for Windows 7 and more. Because the preview will work along side the already installed Microsoft Edge, I decided to give it a try. That was when I saw the information about
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Other Platforms

Even more Microsoft Edge preview builds are coming soon. Use these links to sign up to be notified when builds are ready for other devices and operating systems.


The other platforms listed at the bottom of https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download/ include Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, and macOS!

For anyone interested, the preview builds were announced a couple days ago (Microsoft Edge preview builds: The next step in our OSS journey | Windows Experience Blog) with additional information in What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels - Microsoft Edge Blog.

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Thanks for the info Corine. :)

My main gripe with Edge is the lack of being able to display the 'menu bar' (File-edit-view-.....). Do you happen to know if this option will ever be added?

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No menu bar on the Edge/Chromium builds so far...

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I converted to using Vivaldi several months ago, since IE was no longer acceptable at several websites that I visited. I really like this free program, and I was able to effortlessly import all of my Links from IE (accumulated over the span of many years).

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