Two days after Chrome 107 was released, Microsoft released Edge 107 with some security improvements and enhanced features. The Microsoft Edge 107 browser can be downloaded on Windows, MacOS, Linux, and Android devices.
If you are using Microsoft Edge, you will automatically get the updated version with Windows Update. Alternatively, you can go to Menu > Help & Feedback > About Microsoft Edge to check for updates manually.
Let’s discuss the improvements and fixes in detail.
Edge 107 Release Summary
- Complete Release Build: 107.0.1418.24
- Release status: Stable/Final
- Release Date: Monday, October 27th, 2022
- Compatibility: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
- Previous Build: Edge 106
- Bug Fixes: 8. More information about security fixes can be found here.
Microsoft Edge 107
In Edge 107, Eight vulnerabilities have been fixed, and two new features have been added, including an improved sidebar and a flexible Edge startup policy.
The new sidebar enables the user to open a new website or app in the sidebar pane. The sidebar pane will remain visible while you browse in the main window. This can be helpful if you want to keep one site open and on top of the browser all the time.
I’m a hard-core Vivaldi user and am a little disappointed to see the sidebar implementation in Edge 107. It might be a positive step in the right direction, but Vivaldi’s sidebar seems way ahead of Edge’s sidebar in terms of features and ease of use.
For enterprise users, the following items are enabled in the sidebar by default:
- Search
- Discover
- Office.com
HubsSidebarEnabled, ExtensionInstallBlockList, and ExtensionInstallForceList policies can be used by administrators to control the Edge sidebar’s availability. Each sidebar app’s extension ID can be found at edge://sidebar-internals.
New policies
For Edge 107, a brand-new policy has been introduced. Users can add and remove URLs to open when the Edge browser starts with the RestoreOnStartupUserURLsEnabled policy while maintaining a mandatory list of sites specified by the administrator.
The following list of policies have been added in Edge 107:
- HubsSidebarEnabled – Turn sidebar on or off by default.
- ExtensionInstallBlockList – Prevent users from installing specific extensions in the browser.
- ExtensionInstallForceListEdgeWorkspacesEnabled – Install some extensions silently on the computer.
- RestoreOnStartupUserURLsEnabled – Configure which URLs should open when Edge is started.
- EventPatchEnabled – Re-enable the event.path API until Edge 115.
- EnhanceSecurityModeBypassIntranet – Enhanced security mode configuration for intranet zone sites.
- InternetExplorerIntegrationLocalHhtFilAllowed – Open local mhtml files in IE mode by default.
- LinkedAccountEnabled – Enable the linked account feature.
- PerformanceDetectorEnabled – Enable performance detector.
- RestoreOnStartupUserURLsEnabled – Allow users to add and remove their own sites during startup when the RestoreOnStartupURLs policy is configured.
- DefaultShareAdditionalOSRegionSetting – Set the default “share additional operating system region” setting
- WebSelectEnabled – Web Select Enabled
- WebSQLAccess – Force WebSQL to be enabled
- WebSQLNonSecureContextEnabled – Force WebSQL in non-secure contexts to be enabled
The following policies have been deprecated and are obsolete:
MicrosoftOfficeMenuEnabled – Allow users to access Microsoft Office menu.
BuiltinCertificateVerifierEnabled – Checks if the built-in certificate verifier is used to verify server certificates.
Security Enhancements
The following eight security vulnerabilities have been fixed in Edge 107:
- CVE-2022-3661: Insufficient data validation in Extensions
- CVE-2022-3660: Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode
- CVE-2022-3657: Use after free in Extensions
- CVE-2022-3656: Insufficient data validation in File System
- CVE-2022-3655: Heap buffer overflow in Media Galleries
- CVE-2022-3654: Use after free in Layout
- CVE-2022-3653: Heap buffer overflow in Vulkan
- CVE-2022-3652: Type Confusion in V8
Download Edge 107
If you are using Microsoft Edge, you will automatically get the updated version with Windows Update. Alternatively, you can go to Menu > Help & Feedback > About Microsoft Edge to check for updates manually.
However, if you want to download Edge 107 for offline installation, you can visit the following page which lists several methods to download and upgrade your Microsoft Edge browser.
Download Microsoft Edge Browser.
Conclusion
New versions of Edge are improving every day. To make Edge more usable, secure, and privacy-focused, I wish Microsoft would include all features found in Google Chrome and Vivaldi browsers.
Microsoft Edge Update History
| Edge Version | Release Date | Features & improvements |
|---|---|---|
| Edge 119 | 2-Nov-23 | Addresses 16 vulnerabilities, improves split-screen restore, ability to manage sidebar app auto-launch, “Always show sidebar” option placed under Copilot settings |
| Edge 118 | 13-Oct-23 | Addresses 15 vulnerabilities, and introduces AI-powered Find on Page. |
| Edge 117 | 15-Sep-23 | Addresses 14 vulnerabilities, includes More Tools deprecations and unload event deprecation, includes support for Microsoft Edge for Business for BYOPC via Intune. |
| Edge 116 | 21-Aug-23 | Addresses 23 vulnerabilities, introduces split screen, ability to drop files across devices, and ability to attach Edge sidebar to desktop. |
| Edge 115 | 21-Jul-23 | Microsoft Edge management service, rounded tabs, mouse gestures, split screen view. |
| Edge 113 | 5-May-23 | Basic Enhanced Security Mode was removed, shifted to EdgeUpdater on macOS, and introduced new policies, addresses 2 security vulnerabilities. |
| Edge 112 | 6-Apr-23 | Introduced Browser Essentials in place of the Performance Hub, improvements to enhanced security mode and some policies. |
| Edge 111 | 13-Mar-23 | Bing copilot in the toolbar, auto-hiding sidebar, hover over the sidebar to expand, and policy to clear IE mode history on browser exit. |
| Edge 110 | 9-Feb-23 | Introduces Immersive Reader policies, Azure Active Directory synchronization, Drop feature to share files, and several security updates. |
| Edge 109 | 13-Jan-23 | 14 security updates, 8 new policies, and 2 deprecated policies. |
| Edge 108 | 5-Dec-22 | Important security fixes, a new policy to disable Web Select amongst others. |
| Edge 107 | 27-Oct-22 | Improved sidebar, new policies, and security fixes. |
| Edge 106 | 3-Oct-22 | Improved web defense and increased the maximum number of search results to 4 |
| Edge 105 | 2-Sep-22 | Improvements to IE mode and enhanced security |
| Edge 104 | 5-Aug-22 | Support to import data and enhanced security on the web |
| Edge 103 | 23-Jun-22 | Improvements for online and web gaming |
| Edge 102 | 31-May-22 | With reverse image search and security improvements |
| Edge 100 | 1-Apr-22 | Sends 3-digit user agent string, PDF updates, and hardware-enforces stack protection |
| Edge 99 | 3-Mar-22 | Custom primary password and PDF navigation |
| Edge 98 | 4-Feb-22 | Edge Bar, reduced resource consumption |
| Edge 97 | 6-Jan-22 | Auto-citation, endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) |
| Edge 96 | 10-Dec-21 | Super duper secure mode, typosquatting |
| Edge 90 | 15-Apr-21 | SSO, PDF printing |
| Edge 89 | 4-Mar-21 | Vertical Tabs, Sleeping Tabs, Startup Boost |
| Edge 88 | 21-Jan-21 | Password generator, transparent privacy controls |
