The first beta of Microsoft Edge under Chromium is available. Now, who says Chromium says access to extensions from the Chrome Web Store, right? By default, Microsoft Edge on Chromium offers only a limited selection of extensions approved by Microsoft. However, there is an option to enable access to alternative stores, including the Chrome Web Store. Here's how to install the extensions of your choice on the future Windows 10 default browser.
The move from Microsoft Edge to a Chromium kernel means greater compatibility with extensions from third-party browsers, especially those available on the Chrome Web Store. However, this is not necessarily the case with the default settings: in the beta of the Edge browser that Microsoft has just made available, there are, in fact, only a hundred extensions approved by the firm. To install extensions from other stores, you must therefore activate the functionality. We explain how to do it in a jiffy!
Microsoft Edge: How to Install Chrome Web Store Extensions
For it :
- Open the Microsoft Edge beta in Chromium
- Go to the menu ... top right
- Go to Extensions
- At the bottom of the window, on the left, activate the option Allow installation of extensions from other stores
- Accept the warning (yes, Microsoft does not check these extensions itself ...)
- Click here to go to the Chrome Web Store
- Install any extension as you would in Chrome
It is of course possible to manage the extensions installed in the same menu Extensions than the one presented in the steps above. Thanks to the adoption of the same rendering engine as Chromium, and compatibility with extensions, choosing between Chrome and Edge will ultimately be more of a choice between connecting all your data with Google's services and cloud, or their Microsoft equivalents. We imagine that this will undoubtedly help to increase the market share of the latter.
Also read: Microsoft Edge Chromium - Netflix streaming in 4K is possible but not on Chrome
What do you think of this transition to a more open Microsoft Edge? Have you tested it? Share your feedback in the comments.
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