US EditionMicrosoft Says Edge Loads 40% Faster After UI Revamp, but AI Features Could Slow It Down
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- On July 7, Microsoft announced Edge now renders visible content in under 300 ms, a major milestone driven by WebUI 2.0 migration.
- Microsoft's migration to WebUI 2.0, started in February 2025, reduces code size and improves performance, enabling sub-300 ms load times.
- Benchmarks show First Contentful Paint times dropped from 394 ms to 94 ms, making Edge four times faster across 13 features including settings and Read Aloud.
- Microsoft's performance upgrades may help Edge challenge Chrome's 68% market share by offering faster load times and improved responsiveness, boosting its competitiveness.
- Microsoft plans to extend WebUI 2.0 upgrades to Print Preview and Extensions in upcoming months, promising further performance improvements.
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Microsoft says Edge loads 40% faster after UI revamp, but AI features could slow it down
Despite remaining a distant second in the Windows desktop browser market, Microsoft Edge is seeing meaningful performance improvements. Microsoft recently announced that the Chromium-based browser now delivers a faster, more responsive interface, though actual user experiences may still vary.Read Entire Article
Microsoft is working a lot on its Edge browser. The latest versions announce an increase in performance, especially on the loading and final rendering of the first elements of a web page (texts, images, components). The teams announce a time of less than 300 milliseconds. This bench is the First Contentful Paint introduced by Google in 2017. Of course, Edge takes advantage of the constant improvements of Chromium but that's not enough.Microsoft …
Edge again gives signs of life in the battle for browser dominance, this time with a major improvement in its initial loading speed. Although its global market share remains below 5%, Microsoft continues to bet on refining the user experience and facing competitors such as Chrome, Safari or even future AI-powered browsers. Faster interface from the first second One of the most remarkable aspects of this update is the optimization of the First Co…
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