The New Microsoft Edge Is Now Mandatory In Windows 10 20H2

Today’s release of Windows 10 20H2 is the first release to automatically replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge regardless of any policies you have in place.

In January 2020, Microsoft officially released its new Chromium-based Edge browser. Since then, those who wished to use it could download it from the Microsoft Edge site or wait for Windows Update to automatically install it.

When installed, Microsoft Edge Legacy will automatically be removed and be replaced with the new Microsoft Edge.

Those who did not want the new Microsoft Edge could use the Edge Blocker Toolkit or Group Policy administrative templates to create Registry entries that prevent the modern browser installation.

The new Microsoft Edge is now mandatory

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft Edge has become an essential, and therefore mandatory, component of the operating system.

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If you had previously blocked Microsoft Edge from being installed, those policies are now ignored, and the new browser will be installed along with the new feature update.

Microsoft sources have told BleepingComputer that they consider the new Microsoft Edge an integral part of Windows 10 and part of the operating system’s overall security landscape

Due to this, they want to make sure that all Windows users are provided a more secure, private, and higher-performing browser with all default installations of Windows 10.

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