Security and Privacy Features of Microsoft Edge
- SmartScreen Filter helps protect against malicious websites and downloads.
- Edge has built-in tracking prevention that helps block websites and advertisers from tracking online behavior.
- Edge has an exclusive browsing mode. In this mode, the browser doesn’t save the user’s browsing history, cookies, or site data after the window is closed.
- Edge has a password manager that stores and auto-fills the passwords.
- Edge is tightly integrated with Windows Defender SmartScreen, which protects computers from malicious software and phishing attacks.
- Edge makes secure connections by loading websites over HTTPS (when available).
How to Browse in Microsoft Edge Browser
Microsoft Edge (or simply known as Edge) is a cross-platform internet browser developed by Microsoft. It was first released in 2015 alongside Windows 10. Edge was developed as a successor to Internet Explorer. Edge contains many user-friendly features such as Favorites, a reading list, browsing history and downloads, a sidebar providing functionality similar to Internet Explorer’s Downloads manager, a Favorites Center, a customizable homepage, a built-in search bar and support for extensions. In this article, we are going to see how to install Microsoft Edge and how to browse it. So, let’s start.