Microsoft Edge is the Web browser for Windows 10

Microsoft will launch a new Web browser with Windows 10 . If until now the company has appointed its future browser "Project Spartan" with Windows 10 is expected to be launched in a few months, the company has decided to end with its code name, and she has just unveiled to everyone the name of it.

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Indeed, at the BUILD conference held yesterday, Microsoft introduced Edge, the new Web browser designed to run on smartphones, tablets, Xbox game console and other devices, including Hololens.

However, it does not immediately replace Internet Explorer - Windows 10 will come with two Web browsers so that people who rely on EI can continue to use it. But Edge has a new rendering engine, as well as tools enabling you to annotate websites with handwritten notes and drawings, and tight integration with Windows features such as virtual assistant Cortana.

During the BUILD 2015, Microsoft also introduced some new features to its new Web browser, including support for Web extensions and a more powerful new page to open a. tab This contains information such as thumbnails of your favorite sites, links to Windows Store applications from these sites (if available), and other information gathered from Cortana including sports scores, stock exchange, and other information that interest you.

Not only Microsoft Edge provides support for Web extensions written in HTML and JavaScript, but may also use existing extensions that were created for other Web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox. Microsoft has even shown the popular Reddit Enhancement Suite run on Edge.