While we are at it, Edge comes with additional privacy settings that you may want to go over on first run to make sure that they are set to your satisfaction. Options to look at the list of blocked trackers and to add sites to the list of exceptions are provided as well. ![]() There it is possible to switch to Basic or Strict levels the former allows more trackers and may improve compatibility, the latter blocks even more but some sites may not work properly anymore. The default level is set to balanced which aims to strike a balance between protecting privacy and making sure that sites continue to work.Įdge users may configure Tracking Prevention by loading edge://settings/privacy in the browser's address bar. The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser supports a tracking prevention feature that works similarly to Mozilla Firefox's Tracking Protection feature. Edge should display a banner at the top that provides you with an option to allow extension installations from that store.Īctivate the button to allow the installation of Chrome extensions then, browse the store and click on the "add to chrome" link to install it in Microsoft Edge. To install Chrome extensions, visit the Chrome Web Store. There are not that many extensions available but you find a selection of important extension types such as password managers, download extensions, ad blockers, and others. To install regular extensions, visit the Edge extension store to browse what is available and install the extensions that you want. It is therefore possible to install Chrome extensions in Microsoft's new web browser or extensions made for Edge exclusively. ![]() The new Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium, the same core that Google Chrome is based on. ![]() New and existing Edge users may find the following selection of tips useful as they highlight features of the browser that improve the browser in meaningful ways. Feel free to add your own tips in the comment section below. Tip: Microsoft released a blocker toolkit to prevent the installation of the new Edge browser on Windows systems.
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