Presentation by Colleen Williams and Sean Lyndersay to discuss the new Microsoft Edge, why the change, roadmap, and why MS Edge is the best browser for business.

1. BRK1019

2. Microsoft Edge
The browser for business

3. Our journey
Took a step back
Listening tour
Customers. Developers.
IT Managers. Educators.
End users. Around the world.

4. Compatibility
Mix of user devices
Security
Privacy
Hard to find what they need

5. The job is not
done

6. Our challenges
Compatibility with the modern
web
More frequent updates
Availability on more platforms

7. Joining Chromium OSS project

8. Important moments
Dec 2018
Announcement
Apr-Jun, 2019
First Insider releases for
Win10/8.1/7and macOS
Jul-Aug, 2019
Beta release. Enterprise
evaluations begin
Aug-Oct, 2019
Enterprises pilot and
provide feedback.
Nov 4th, 2019
Release
Candidate
available
General Availability
January 15th 2020
More than 230,000
pieces of feedback
1600+ Chromium
commits

9. The ideal
Enterprise
Browser
Rock-solid
reliability
Fast
Modern
websites just
work
Compatible
with legacy
web apps
Supported by
my ISVs
Works with all
our devices
and platforms
Helps keep
my users safe
Helps keep
my corporate
data safe
Managed by
the tools we
use today
Configurable
to meet my
needs
Doesn’t
increase our
support costs
My end users
love it
My LOB
developers
choose it
Rock solid
Fundamentals
Safety and Security
Simple, effective
manageability
End-user and
developer appeal

10. Microsoft Edge ready for Business
Rock solid
Fundamentals Safety and Security
Simple, effective
manageability
End-user and
developer appeal
App Assure and FastTrack
Premiere Support
Regular, seamless updates
keep current with the web,
and every user up-to-date.
100% compatibility with
the modern web.
Available on every device in
your enterprise (win/mac/
mobile)

11. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Rock solid Fundamentals
100% compatibility with
the modern web.
HTML5Test.com
Chromium base provides compatibility with the modern web

12. Rock solid Fundamentals
Available on every device in
your enterprise (win/mac/
mobile)
The new Microsoft Edge is fully cross-platform
All supported versions of Windows including:
• Windows 7
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 10 - All versions including LTSB/LTSC, S
mode and IoT Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2 & above
Release Candidate for all these platforms are
available today.
macOS (Release Candidate available today)
iOS (shipping version available today)
Android (shipping version available today)
Linux (available in the future)
10.12 Yosemite or higher
Android

13. Rock solid Fundamentals
Regular, seamless updates
keep current with the web,
and every user up-to-date.
• Re-built engineering and deployment system for fast, consistent delivery of updates, separated
from the underlying operating system.
• Keep closely in sync with the underlying Chromium source changes.
• Updates can be rolled out to users in hours.
Daily Weekly 6 weeks 6 weeks
Regular seamless updates

14. Rock solid Fundamentals
App Assure and FastTrack
Premiere Support
If your web apps or sites work in IE11, Google Chrome, or the legacy Microsoft Edge, they will work
in the new Microsoft Edge. If you encounter any issues, we will help you remediate them at no
additional cost!
Available with the General Availability of the new Microsoft Edge in January
The Microsoft FastTrack program will be extended to support the deployment of the new Microsoft
Edge in Q1 of 2020.
Premier Support
Beta and Stable channels are supported through Premier
App Assure, FastTrack, and Premier
Assistance

15. Microsoft Edge ready for Business
Rock solid
Fundamentals Safety and Security
Simple, effective
manageability
Enterprise-class security
with Application Guard
Industry leading -
SmartScreen anti-
phishing/malware/ scam
protection
End-user and
developer appeal
App Assure and FastTrack
Premiere Support
Available on every device in
your enterprise (win/mac/
mobile)
Keep corporate data
secure with Conditional
Access and Information
Protection
Secure-by-design, fast
security incident
response.
100% compatibility with
the modern web.
Regular, seamless updates
keep current with the web,
and every user up-to-date.

17. Safety and Security
Industry-leading
SmartScreen anti-
phishing/malware/ scam
protection
Mitigations

18. Static and dynamic analysis
Integrated static analysis tools,
new cloud-based fuzzing
tools, enhanced coverage
techniques.
Fully incorporated SDL
Security reviews at design
team, feature-level threat
modelling.
Safety and Security
Aligned with Chromium
Engineering system rapidly detects
and patches Edge with upstream
security updates
Rapid Response systems
Revamped end-to-end security
response pipeline for fast response
to externally reported vulns or 0-day
exploits
Secure-by-design, fast
security incident
response.
Penetration testing
Internal and 3rd-party pen-
testing, supported by
vulnerability rewards programs.
Integrated update system
Deployment system delivers
updates and patches efficiently and
at broad scale
Mitigations

19. Safety and Security
Enterprise-class security
with Application Guard
Mitigations

20. Safety and Security
Mitigations
Microsoft Information Protection will be natively supported by Microsoft Edge to allow
enterprises to control and audit how their data is used and shared either deliberately or
accidentally, including limiting copy-and-paste and preventing or encrypting downloads to
ensure only approved usage.
Keep corporate data
secure with Conditional
Access and Information
Protection

21. Microsoft Edge ready for Business
Rock solid
Fundamentals Safety and Security
Simple, effective
manageability
~200 group policies,
integrated with
Configuration Manager
and Intune.
IE mode lets you have
one browser for modern
and legacy sites
Enterprise-class security
with Application Guard
Industry leading -
SmartScreen anti-
phishing/malware/ scam
protection
Enterprise-grade
integrated PDF support
End-user and
developer appeal
App Assure and FastTrack
Premiere Support
Flexible deployment
options and offline
installers available for
every platform.
Regular, seamless updates
keep current with the web,
and every user up-to-date.
Available on every device in
your enterprise (win/mac/
mobile)
Keep corporate data
secure with Conditional
Access and Information
Protection
Secure-by-design, fast
security incident
response.
100% compatibility with
the modern web.

22. Demo

23. IE mode lets you have
one browser for modern
and legacy sites
Simple, effective manageability

24. Policies and Management
~200 group policies to
customize to your
environment, integrated
with Configuration
Manager and Intune
The new Microsoft Edge has a rich set of policies covering the full breadth of
features and configuration needs. Approximately 200 policies are available in
preview today.
Policy can be configured in a variety of ways:
• Group Policy Objects (GPO) or registry on all versions of Windows
• Property list (plist) file on macOS
Configuration Manager and Intune supports native configuration. ADMX
templates and plist files are available for third-party management tools.
Documentation and policy templates available today:
https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployEdge
Simple, effective manageability

25. Flexible Deployment
The new Microsoft Edge is updated at the speed of the modern web.
Simple, effective manageability
Flexible deployment
options and offline
installers available for
every platform.
Legacy Microsoft Edge New Microsoft Edge
Large, higher-impact/risk updates
every 6 months
Smaller, lower-impact updates
updates every 6 weeks.
Windows Insider builds required
to see early progress.
Install Insider channels side-by-
side on any device.
Long-term support for prior
releases.
Only the latest Stable and Beta
channel releases are supported.
Update compatibility testing
begins when Dev and Beta
channels are released.
Compatibility testing begins
when update is released.

26. Experiment Plan Pilot and validate Broad deployment
Purpose Early visibility
Early evaluation
of new features
Pilot and validate
next Stable release
Broad availability
Release cadence Daily Weekly ~6 weeks ~6 weeks
Support (CSS) No Limited to forums
Full enterprise
support
Full enterprise
support
Audience Enthusiasts IT Pros
Representative
sample set
All remaining
devices
Flexible deployment
options and offline
installers available for
every platform.
Channels provide options for early validation Simple, effective manageability

27. Integrated, enterprise-grade PDF Support
Enterprise-grade
integrated PDF support
Simple, effective manageability

28. Microsoft Edge ready for Business
Rock solid
Fundamentals Safety and Security
Simple, effective
manageability
~200 group policies,
integrated with
Configuration Manager
and Intune.
IE mode lets you have
one browser for modern
and legacy sites
Enterprise-class security
with Application Guard
Industry leading -
SmartScreen anti-
phishing/malware/ scam
protection
Enterprise-grade
integrated PDF support
End-user and
developer appeal
Best in class dev tools,
WebView, extensions
integrated with the
Microsoft dev stack
Flexible deployment
options and offline
installers available for
every platform.
App Assure and FastTrack
Premiere Support
Regular, seamless updates
keep current with the web,
and every user up-to-date.
Available on every device in
your enterprise (win/mac/
mobile)
Keep corporate data
secure with Conditional
Access and Information
Protection
Secure-by-design, fast
security incident
response.
Sign in and sync with
AAD accounts with
support for multiple
profiles.
100% compatibility with
the modern web.
Find internal content
easily with Microsoft
Search in Bing and the
Enterprise New Tab Page
Control and
transparency over
personal data with
Tracking Prevention

29. Demo

30. Native AAD sign-in and multiple profiles
Sign in with AAD
accounts with support
for multiple profiles.
End-user and developer appeal

31. Enterprise Sync
 More reliable, faster, supports many more data types (history, tabs)
 Full cross-platform support (iOS and Android sync is in preview)
 All synced data encrypted by-default both in transit and at rest on the server.
 Data stored in tenant-controlled cloud
Secure data sync across devices
Sync your data securely
across devices
End-user and developer appeal

32. End-user and developer appeal
Find internal content
easily with Microsoft
Search in Bing and the
Enterprise New Tab Page
Information at your fingertips with
Microsoft Search in Bing
• Search is the single most common activity performed in a browser, either
in the consumer or in the commercial space.
• Microsoft Search in Bing integrates productivity focused results into the
places where users are already searching.
• Searches done using Microsoft Search in Bing are kept separate from
consumer searches and other tenant searches.

33. End-user and developer appeal
Find internal content
easily with Microsoft
Search and the Enterprise
New Tab Page
Bringing information to you with the
Enterprise new tab page.
For enterprises, focus
is on bringing
corporate intelligence
to you, powered by
the Microsoft Graph.
Enterprises, can, of
course, replace the
default NTP with their
own or a blank page.

34. Mobile Enterprise Support
End-user and developer appeal
Find internal content
easily with Microsoft
Search in Bing and the
Enterprise New Tab Page

35. Transparency for
everyone
Ownership &
data rights
Tracking prevention
Control and
transparency over
personal data with
Tracking Prevention
End-user and developer appeal

36. Edge Developer Tools
Best in class dev tools,
WebVew, extensions
integrated with the
Microsoft dev stack
End-user and developer appeal

37. WebView2: Roadmap
Bring your own version
Packaged and updated with the app
Consistent across all Windows versions
Available across Win32 and UWP apps
(optional)
Win32 preview–now available Coming later
Always up-to-date
Consistent with the browser version
Consistent across all Windows versions
Available across Win32 and UWP apps
Best in class dev tools,
WebView, extensions
integrated with the
Microsoft dev stack
End-user and developer appeal

38. Existing applications
Windows Store based
web applications
(WWA, HWA, PWA)
EdgeHTML or MSHTML
based WebView
Other hybrid app types
(Electron, CEF etc.)
…continue to work as-is
Best in class dev tools,
WebView, extensions
integrated with the
Microsoft dev stack
End-user and developer appeal

39. Best in class dev tools,
WebView, extensions
integrated with the
Microsoft dev stack
End-user and developer appeal
Extensions
Rebuilt cross-platform extension
store.
Built on Chromium extensions
platform. Most Chrome
extensions work without change.
Users and enterprises can install
extensions from either store.

40. …a couple more things before we
wrap up

41. Adobe Flash End of LifeAdobe announced in 2017 that Flash will no longer be
supported after Dec 2020.
Upcoming key dates:
 New version of Microsoft Edge will ship with Adobe
Flash disabled by default.
• Customers can re-enable Flash via policy until end of 2020.
 Microsoft will remove the ability to run Adobe Flash
in legacy Microsoft Edge and IE by the end of 2020, in
sync with other major browsers
 Adobe will no longer update or distribute Flash after
Dec 2020.
Learn more: https://aka.ms/FlashEOL

42. Microsoft is committed to keeping Internet
Explorer a supported, reliable, and safe
browser.
IE is still a component of Windows and follows
the support lifecycle of the OS on which it is
installed. For details, see
https://aka.ms/IElifecycle
Internet Explorer Support Lifecycle

43. BRK012 (Mon 2pm) – Tech Opener
The Web: Where the Rubber Meets the
Road
BRK1019 (Mon 3:15pm)
State of the Browser:
Microsoft Edge
Overview & Roadmap
Foundational sessions
Microsoft Edge @ Ignite

44. Deployment Web development
Security Mobile
Microsoft Edge on macOS
macOS PDF
Microsoft Edge @ Ignite

45. BRK3306
BRK3306R (Thu 9:00am)
BRK3308
Roundtables/Interactive sessions
Microsoft Edge @ Ignite

46. Wrapping up

47. The next version of Microsoft Edge is designed for businesses
Based on Chromium to deliver
compatibility with the modern
web. Regular updates separate
from the OS. Available on all
supported versions of Windows
and Mac OS.
Integrated industry-leading
protection from phishing and
malware. Enterprise-grade
security features to keep
networks, user, & browser
protected
Complete manageability
and options that give IT Pros the
tools and flexibility they need,
including Internet Explorer mode
to provide compatibility with
legacy LOB sites.
Integrated with Microsoft
Search via Bing and Start
experiences to improve
productivity. Best-in-class
developer tools integrated
with the Microsoft stack.
Rock solid
Fundamentals
Safety and Security Simple, effective
Manageability
End-user and
developer value

48. Call to Action
aka.ms/EdgeEnterprise
 Go see other Microsoft Edge sessions
 Come see us at the Microsoft Edge booth (in the Modern Workplace area)
 Happy Hour scheduled Tuesday from 5-7pm at The Rocks at the Hyatt sign up here:
aka.ms/MSEdgeReception

49. Thank you!