Microsoft says Edge browser is now 9% faster after optimizations

The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has seen up to 9% performance improvements following the release of version 134. In a blog post, Microsoft noted that it truly cares about delivering better performance with Edge and recently made several changes to the underlying engine in the browser. Thanks to these changes, Edge 134 is now up to 9% faster compared to older versions, based on a tool called Speedometer 3.0 that simulates real web usage. "Our unique approach, and focus, on optimizing speed, and the code changes we continuously make to Edge, and to the Chromium rendering engine within it, have led to real-world performance improvements when using the browser on a variety of hardware running on Windows and macOS," Microsoft wrote in a blog post. Microsoft has made the Edge browser launch faster and move between web pages quicker. According to their data: Startup is 2% faster Page navigation is 1.7% faster This means less waiting when you open Edge or click on links. Microsoft Ed ... Read full article.