Is the new Microsoft edge browser really as bad as I am hearing it is?

[Cole Allar]

Hey guys. So my good friend Grant just recently updated to Windows 10 because he's an IT technician like I'm training to be and he said he finally found a browser worse than chrome. It's Microsoft's edge browsers. He said it's slow and buggy, Hogs the CPU. my other IT friend Cory has said that it is impossibly bad.he said it was basically everything Internet explorer was but just strip down to nothing. Is Microsoft's edge browser really that bad?

 

[fencepost]

I'm not thrilled with it, but I've only really used it on a Windows Phone running the Windows 10 Mobile betas. The complete lack of anything I'd consider a good browser on Windows Phone is one of the biggest drawbacks I see to it - Edge is functional, Surfy is actually nicer interface-wise I think, I never gave UC Browser a chance because of it's licensing when I looked (required agreement without ability to see it) but that looks like it's changed now. By comparison to Firefox on Android, all of the browsers on Windows Phone appear to be "toy" apps designed to avoid stressing you with too many options.

 

[trevm999]

From what I've heard from other techs, seems like a 50/50 approval rate. Half have used it and haven't had any problems, the other half have found it slow and buggy. I've only upgraded one computer to Windows 10, and it was really slow on that computer.

And your friend is the first tech that I've heard say that Chrome is worse than IE.

 

[sapphirescales]

ANYTHING is better than IE. A typewriter is better at browsing the web.

But seriously, Edge sucks. It feels more limiting than a phone browser, but it's on a computer. I never use it and I don't recommend it to any of my clients. If all you need to do is pull up a website and have a forward and back button, then it's fine. But plugins, a decent bookmarks system, advanced options? Forget it. You can barely change your homepage.

 

[Metanis]

I only use Edge for Microsoft sites and to cross-check when I suspect improperly rendering by Chrome. Edge is unfinished. It has an engine like a Mercedes but attached to '73 Gremlin's chassis.

 

[mrapoc]

It could be good...but I need an adblocker and more control. I can't see anything that comes near Chrome tbh. Add ublock and turn off flash. Sorted

 

[TAPtech]

I find it to be quick enough, but some sites won't load properly. I default to IE, but if I have some goofy issue with a site I will see if Chrome loads it properly. I've sort of given Edge the cold shoulder. Would have rather just seen IE12.

 

[nlinecomputers]

Edge is half developed. I'll pass on it until it can support extensions.

 

[Diggs]

Remember to those installing Win10 that although Edge is installed by default, IE is still there in the file system (not menus) and can be used if your customer requests.

 

[cypress]

Remember to those installing Win10 that although Edge is installed by default, IE is still there in the file system (not menus) and can be used if your customer requests.

Yup, first thing I do when setting up Windows 10. Unpin Edge and pin internet explorer for my clients.

 

[ohio_grad_06]

Better yet, I install chrome and an adblocker. Unpin edge, get them going on chrome. I do tweak chrome's settings though to where it does not continue running in the background after being closed, I also like to show the home button, and have it allow me to pick where to save downloads. If there were a way to save that config....

 

[nlinecomputers]

If there were a way to save that config....

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/187948?hl=en

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/188453?hl=en&ref_topic=2936229

 

[Larry Mashburn]

When Windows 10 updates to new builds, edge default applications are reset. So I have to go through and reset application extension defaults on everyone's computer. "No Edge, you are not better suited for opening pdf files than Acrobat Pro. Sorry."

 

[nlinecomputers]

When Windows 10 updates to new builds, edge default applications are reset. So I have to go through and reset application extension defaults on everyone's computer. "No Edge, you are not better suited for opening pdf files than Acrobat Pro. Sorry."

This. For the most part, I am a fan of the "build" system that Microsoft is doing with Windows 10, But stop F'ing with my file associations!

 

[JoeMcDonalds]

Microsoft Edge browser is a Universal Windows App as opposed to Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc., which are Win32 desktop apps. That said, we are not comparing apples to apples here, and by the time Edge is fully developed, since it's brand new from the ground up, and with its state-of-the-art EdgeHTML rendering engine and the upcoming add-on/plug-in support, it is poised to gain traction and become mainstream, especially in 2-in-1 devices, if not all.

I am impressed by Edge as a Universal Windows App, it's a good representation that Microsoft Windows 10 OS new core and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are the right new standard for Windows app development.

 

[Markverhyden]

At this point I'm not a fan of Edge. Ran into my first problem a few days ago. A residential customer got hit with one of the M$ error call us hacks. Granted it was self inflicted. Every time I relaunched it I would see the other saved tabs, all pr0n. After research and fiddling around there is no resetting without, from what I found, a removal and re-install or hitting a restore point.

 

[Krynn72]

Microsoft Edge browser is a Universal Windows App as opposed to Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc., which are Win32 desktop apps. That said, we are not comparing apples to apples here, and by the time Edge is fully developed, since it's brand new from the ground up, and with its state-of-the-art EdgeHTML rendering engine and the upcoming add-on/plug-in support, it is poised to gain traction and become mainstream, especially in 2-in-1 devices, if not all.

I am impressed by Edge as a Universal Windows App, it's a good representation that Microsoft Windows 10 OS new core and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are the right new standard for Windows app development.

I think it certainly could become a great browser. But MS has never really followed through on great potential in anything they do. Deep down I want to like Edge, its got some really cool stuff, and I like the way it looks. But until it has add-on support, its 100% useless to me and would rather use Chrome even on my tablet/laptop.

 

[MyTG]

I'm certainly not a fan of the Edge browser. I had another client with issues with it today. I expect it will get better over time, but it feels like it is in beta mode to me.

 

[coffee]

MS Edge is Microsofts answer to those that cannot get their 'desktop' to load pages.

 

[JoeTech]

I haven't found a way to reset edge manually, but I was able to use Ultra Virus Killer which has a setting to reset Edge.That did work when one guy kept getting adware scam popups in that browser. I didn't have to do anything else except reboot the computer after resetting Edge.