Edge 101 comes with PWA hub and improvements to default profiles

Microsoft Edge version 100 starts rolling out on April 1, with lightweight PDF previews and memory integrity protection. It's been 4 weeks since the release, and Edge 101 has now reached General Availability (GA) with some interesting features such as a Progressive Web App (PWA) hub and improvements to default profile switching.

#PWA Hub is something we detailed when we tested it in February. In short, it acts as an "Apps" button on the toolbar, giving you quick access to your PWA. It will also encourage you to install apps as PWAs and then group installed PWAs into categories that can be filtered and sorted. You can enable app buttons in the Appearance section of Edge. That said, Microsoft hinted in its changelog that this feature will roll out in a staggered fashion, and it's not on our devices yet.

Edge also has a new policy called EdgeDefaultProfileEnabled, which allows you to set a default profile instead of opening the last used profile. Another handy feature will allow you to switch certificates on a website without exiting the browser first.

For organizations that co-manage Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer sharing cookies can be configured through the Enterprise Site List Manager. There is also a new policy that allows you to set a default state to allow installation of extensions from other stores.

The following is the complete list of policy updates:

New Policy

• ConfigureKeyboardShortcuts -Configure a list of commands that disable keyboard shortcuts
• ControlDefaultStateOfAllowExtensionFromOtherStoresSettingEnabled -Configure the default state for allowing extension settings from other stores
• EdgeAssetDeliveryServiceEnabled -Allow functionality to download assets from the Asset Delivery Service
• EdgeDefaultProfileEnabled -Default profile setting is enabled
• InternetExplorerModeEnableSavePageAs -Allow saving pages as in Internet Explorer mode
• KioskSwipeGesturesEnabled - Swipe gestures in Microsoft are enabled for Edge kiosk mode
• MicrosoftOfficeMenuEnabled -Allow users to access the Microsoft Office menu
• SiteSafetyServicesEnabled -Allow User Configuration Site Security Service

Deprecated Policy

• ForceCertificatePromptsOnMultipleMatches - Configure Microsoft when a site configured with "AutoSelectCertificateForUrls" has multiple certificates When matched, Edge should automatically select the certificate

Outdated policy

• WebSQLInThirdPartyContextEnabled -Force re-enabling of WebSQL in third-party context

As always, there are security improvements. This version of Edge fixes two security vulnerabilities related to privilege escalation and spoofing, you can find more details here. You can manually trigger the update to Edge version 101.0.1210.32 by clicking the three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the browser window and navigating to Help & Feedback > About Microsoft Edge.

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