Microsoft Edge 89: Delivering improved browser performance to get the job done<\/p>\n
Note: We\u2019re in the process of deploying features mentioned in this post, starting with Stable 89, so it might be a little while before you see them in your channel and build<\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Nowadays, it\u2019s not unusual to do almost everything online. Whether we\u2019re connecting on video calls, doing a school project, or learning how to use our new smart speakers, we trust our browser to help us get things done. Thus, it\u2019s essential that our browser is fast, reliable, and keeps up with us, no matter how many tabs we have open. When it doesn\u2019t \u2013 pages are slow to load, typing lags, and too many tabs seem to use too many system resources \u2013 it\u2019s utterly frustrating. We understand, and we\u2019ve got your back. It\u2019s our mission to create a browser that never slows you down. We believe in having both productivity and performance. We continue to deliver on our commitment to make Microsoft Edge faster, leaner, and more efficient than ever before. Browser performance is essential to your success and is core to ours.<\/p>\n Our journey to share new performance-related innovations with you started almost a year ago when we reached out to the Microsoft Edge Insider Community for help testing changes that improved the speed of Microsoft Edge. Then, in September 2020, we introduced you to our definition of browser performance<\/a> and the improvements we had delivered in Microsoft Edge and the Chromium open-source project. We haven\u2019t stopped there, and with Edge 89, we\u2019re excited to share more about new improvements available today in the Stable channel.<\/p>\n As we spend time on a variety of activities each day \u2013 work, school, new hobbies \u2013 it\u2019s no wonder our to-do lists are running through our heads before we even reach our device. It\u2019s important for your browser to be ready to go when you are. Do you ever find yourself waiting for the browser to start after clicking the icon or a link? Startup boost helps alleviate that concern. Startup boost makes Microsoft Edge launch more quickly when you need it. Experimentation in the Stable channel, comparing Microsoft Edge with startup boost enabled versus not enabled, shows startup times <\/strong>improve ranging from 29% to 41% when Startup boost is enabled*<\/sup>. <\/strong>Startup boost does this by running a set of core Microsoft Edge processes in the background without adding additional resources when Microsoft Edge browser windows are open. Curious to learn more? Check out the Microsoft Edge Insider Community Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n As we tackle that to-do list, it\u2019s quite common for some of us to keep lots of tabs open to manage all our tasks. While we are not using all those tabs in the background, each of them continue to consume resources. We hear your concern about this. With so many resource-heavy tabs open, this could slow down your browser and slow you down too. With sleeping tabs, we\u2019ve taken care of that. You no longer have to worry if opening one more tab is going to eat up all your system resources. You can open as many tabs as you need, keep them open while you multi-task, without losing performance. Just like a good night\u2019s sleep helps you stay focused and productive the next day, sleeping tabs helps optimize the performance of your Microsoft Edge browser by freeing up system resources for the tabs you\u2019re actively using.<\/p>\n