Microsoft Edge Legacy
| Microsoft Edge Legacy | |
|---|---|
Microsoft Edge's icon in 2015 | |
Screenshot of Microsoft Edge Legacy, showing the Main Page of the English Wikipedia | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Initial release | July 29, 2015 |
| Final release | 44.19041 with EdgeHTML 18.19041
/ May 27, 2020 |
| Engines | EdgeHTML, Chakra |
| Operating system | Windows 10 until v2004 Windows 10 Mobile Xbox System Software November 2015 through August 2021 update |
| Included with | Windows 10 until v2004 Windows 10 Mobile Xbox System Software November 2015 through August 2021 update |
| Predecessor | Internet Explorer 11 (2013) |
| Successor | Microsoft Edge (2020) |
| License | Proprietary software; a component of Windows 10 |
| Website | Microsoft Edge Legacy (archived at Wayback Machine) |
Microsoft Edge Legacy (often shortened to Edge Legacy), originally released as simply Microsoft Edge or Edge is a discontinued proprietary cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. Released in 2015 along with both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, it was built with Microsoft's own proprietary browser engine, EdgeHTML, and their Chakra JavaScript engine. It was not released for Windows 8.1 (includes desktop, RT, and phone), Windows Server 2012 R2, and versions released before them.
Microsoft Edge Legacy on desktop was superseded by "The New Microsoft Edge", also known as simply "New Edge" (based on the Chromium open-source project), on January 15, 2020. On Xbox consoles, it was superseded in September 23, 2021.
The end of Edge Legacy support on Windows 10 Mobile coincided with the end of support for that platform, on January 14, 2020, while support on desktop ended on March 9, 2021, ending a 14 month support transition grace period. Xbox System Software support ended on September 23, 2021, when it was replaced by New Edge.