Microsoft introduced Chromium-based Edge in January 2020 to replace its legacy Edge browser based on the EdgeHTML browser engine. Later in August last year, the Redmond giant announced its plans to discontinue support for legacy Edge from March 9, 2021. The day has now finally passed and Microsoft has pulled the plug on the browser.
Going forward, Edge Legacy users will no longer receive important security updates from Microsoft. If you’ve already moved to another browser, you can safely ignore this. Microsoft will remove the legacy Edge browser from your system through a Windows update in April. To prevent your machine from security risks, it is better to stop using the old Edge browser.
Now that Edge legacy is officially dead, can we please stop calling the new Edge ‘Chromium Edge’, ‘Edge Chromium’, or ‘Chredge’?
