Microsoft shares new details on Adobe for Edge that replaces native legacy PDF reader

Microsoft Edge has had an excellent PDF engine for years, which allows the efficient opening and editing of documents. Sufficient functionality to add texts or make some notes with the excellent pen support. This will soon change. Microsoft intends to replace the old PDF engine against the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine, which brings advertising banners and paid functionality. Since the previous year, the stable version of Microsoft Edge contains the …

Microsoft Edge will auto-update PDF to Adobe Engine, won't kill off legacy PDF until 2026

Adobe’s PDF engine has been a part of Microsoft Edge for quite some time. The rollout for consumer devices began in early 2023, but businesses were not forced to use it. Microsoft has confirmed its plans to force everyone, including businesses, to use the Adobe PDF engine. In addition, Microsoft has delayed its plans to retire the legacy PDF engine. Managed devices, either those owned by businesses always had an opt-in option, but in September 2…

Recent Microsoft Edge optimizations have made it up to 9% faster

If you use Microsoft Edge as one of your browsers and if you want to get the most out of it, you should update it as soon as possible. According to a recent Microsoft Edge dev blog post, version 134 (released in March) is up to 9 percent faster than previous versions as measured by Speedometer 3.0, which is an open-source benchmark that measures browser performance for real-world scenarios (e.g., the responsiveness of a web app with simulated wo…

Microsoft shares new details on Adobe for Edge that replaces native legacy PDF reader

Microsoft has shared some new details regarding Adobe PDF support on its Edge web browser. The company has also published when it will remove the native legacy reader. Read more...