Microsoft Edge update improves your defenses while browsing the web

Microsoft Edge version 106 is now rolling out to the Stable Channel.

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What you need to know

Microsoft just released an update for Edge that brings the browser to version 106. The update improves security, thanks to a rewritten Microsoft Defender SmartScreen library. It also increases the maximum number of work results that can appear in the address bar from two to four. Microsoft outlines the feature updates as well as the browser’s policy changes in a recentpost.

Feature updates

New policies

Deprecated policies

Obsoleted policies

The security updates included with the latest version of Edge are broken down in aseparate post by Microsoft.

Edge version 106.0.1370.34 is now rolling out to the Stable Channel. Edge updates ship progressively, so you may not see the option to upgrade right away.

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