Microsoft Edge Stable moves to biweekly updates Aug 27

Microsoft Edge will move to a faster, biweekly update schedule starting on August 27, the company announced this week. The change, which takes effect with version 152, cuts the Stable channel's release cycle in half, from monthly to every two weeks.

Under the new system, each update will contain roughly half the volume of new features and changes compared to the previous monthly releases, meaning the total amount of new content delivered over time is expected to remain similar. Microsoft stated the shift will allow security fixes and platform improvements to reach users more quickly. For information technology teams, the smaller, more frequent updates are designed to make validation and testing more manageable before deploying across an organization.

The change aligns Microsoft Edge's release cadence with Google Chrome, which moved to a two-week cycle in March. Both browsers share the Chromium open-source foundation.

A separate channel, Extended Stable, will remain available for enterprises preferring a slower update schedule. This channel will continue to receive major feature updates every eight weeks, a cadence unchanged by the new policy. Microsoft confirmed that both the...