Last year, Microsoft promised a lot of features for the Edge browser, and the most interesting of all is the vertical tabs. Now, the tech giant has announced that vertical guides are reaching all Edge users this month, four months after launching a preview for testers on the Dev channel. The format guides are on a panel on the side of the browser. The layout allows tab titles to be clearly visible so users know exactly what they’re clicking, but they can also click an arrow button at the top of the tab bar to hide descriptions if they want the site they’re visiting for occupy most of the screen.
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Another new feature launched on Edge this month is the “boot boost”. It starts the browser in the background when users log in to their devices and keeps the browser running even after all windows are closed. Microsoft says it reduces the time it takes to start a browser by 29 to 41 percent. The feature is enabled by default, but users can disable it in settings.
Microsoft is also launching a new way to view browser history. Edge now opens as a drop-down menu on the toolbar instead of an entire page that takes users away from the website they are viewing, and users can pin the light menu on the side for easy access.
In addition to Edge’s new features, the tech giant has also released a handful of improvements to Bing. Your search results page now intuitively highlights the most relevant results, and your carousel now shows information about the result when you hover over an entry. Finally, the search engine now presents aggregated information for broad topics. Making a query for “Kenya”, for example, shows users an aggregated experience inspired by infographics with the main visual and text results.