The built-in ad blocker in Microsoft Edge 1 enhances your experience each time you surf the internet. Ad blocker in Edge automatically blocks unwanted ads, including pop-ups, banners, and video ads, ...

According to Microsoft's infographic, Edge 134 racked up 32.7 on a PC powered by an Intel Core i5-13500 CPU and running Windows 11. In comparison, Edge 133 scored 29.6, while Edge 132 hit 28.8.

Microsoft Edge extension support is currently only available on Android. If you already use the browser, you can update it to the latest version (134.0.3124.57).

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are in the process of ending support for Manifest V2. That means uBlock Origin either has already stopped working or will stop working in the near future.

Microsoft Edge's Scareware blocker is a local AI model designed to help users avoid annoying and dangerous full screen pop-ups while browsing the web.

Edge browser users are now greeted with a pop-up if they try to search for “Chrome Web Store” in Bing. The pop-up encourages you to “Enjoy your favorite extensions without switching browsers ...

Figure 1. The warning page that will pop up when a potential scam site is visited. After regaining control, users can report malicious sites through Scareware Blocker to help protect others.

It's good to see Microsoft is adding more security tools to Edge to help keep users safe. The decision to have this all run locally should put those with privacy concerns at ease and spur wide ...

Understandably, Microsoft wants to fight this — and it’s doing so with a new Scareware Blocker feature in Edge, which was first announced in November at the 2024 Ignite conference.

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. "Scareware" has blighted the web ...

Microsoft first teasedthe blocker at its Ignite conference in November, but now it's calling on users to help test the feature through a preview program in its Edge browser. Setting up ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. "Scareware" has blighted the web ...