Microsoft has released Beta 105 of its Edge browser. Like the other “major” Edge updates that Microsoft releases every four weeks, version 105 offers smaller feature changes, under-the-hood improvements, and policy updates. The most notable additions are enterprise-focused and targeted at users using IE mode.
What’s new in Edge 105 Beta?
Feature Updates.
Improved cloud site list management experience for IE mode. Users can revert to one of the last 3 published versions of the site list in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
Improvements to the IE mode cloud site list management experience are now available in GCC. Users can configure site feedback reports to identify enterprise sites by using InternetExplorerIntegrationCloudUserSitesReporting and InternetExplorerIntegrationCloudNeutralSitesReporting policies gaps in the list. Users can view local site list URLs from users and neutral site URLs that may be misconfigured in the Microsoft Edge site list experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. session cookie sharing between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in the Site List in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
Policy update.
ExemptFileTypeDownloadWarnings – Disable warnings based on download file type extensions for specified file types on the domain
InternetExplorerIntegrationAlwaysWaitForUnload – waits for the Internet Explorer mode tab to be fully unloaded before ending the browser session
MicrosoftEditorProofingEnabled – spell check provided by Microsoft Editor
MicrosoftEditorSynonymsEnabled – provide synonyms when using the Microsoft Editor spell checker
PrintPdfAsImageDefault – prints PDF as default image
UnthrottledNestedTimeoutEnabled – does not limit JavaScript setTimeout until a higher nesting threshold is set
In addition to the above changes, Microsoft Edge 105 also supports Encrypted Client Hello, a new TLS extension that prevents metadata leakage during the exchange of encryption keys between the client and server.
Microsoft plans to release a stable version of Edge 105 for all users in the week of September 1, 2022. The browser is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, iOS
