MS Edge: very frequent updates, why?

[nothingtoseehere]

Using MS Edge for a while (along with Safari, Firefox and Brave), do really like it.

Strange to me is that Edge wants to get updated twice or three times a week. No other browser acts like this, nor MS Office (updates once every month or so).

I wonder what might be the reason for these many updates. Has anyone an idea?

 

[Stephen.R]

I wonder if you're on the Canary channel, which updates daily. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-channels#canary-channel

 

[chrfr]

Using MS Edge for a while (along with Safari, Firefox and Brave), do really like it.

Strange to me is that Edge wants to get updated twice or three times a week. No other browser acts like this, nor MS Office (updates once every month or so).

I wonder what might be the reason for these many updates. Has anyone an idea?

Some are security updates, some are bug fix updates. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel
Microsoft doesn't explain why they work this way.

 

[EmmEff]

I never thought that regular updates of any software would be a cause for concern...

MS is trying to eat Google's browser lunch and it looks like they are making headway.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Thank you for your insights!

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

What Office suite do you have? From MS or App Store? Mine have twice weekly updates, I would say.

 

[chrfr]

What Office suite do you have? From MS or App Store? Mine have twice weekly updates, I would say.

Office updates monthly in most cases. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Office updates monthly in most cases. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac

Any idea why I'm getting so many?

 

[chrfr]

Any idea why I'm getting so many?

There aren't more updates than what exist in that list, so no. Edit: are you enrolled in one of the "Insider" programs for Office? Those are effectively beta updates and could be more frequent.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

There aren't more updates than what exist in that list, so no. Edit: are you enrolled in one of the "Insider" programs for Office? Those are effectively beta updates and could be more frequent.

Yes, that was exactly it. Thank you!

 

[posguy99]

I never thought that regular updates of any software would be a cause for concern...

These are the same idiots who think $RANDOM_SOFTWARE is dead if it doesn't have continuous version churn. How they keep both of these ideas in their heads at the same time, I have no idea.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

What Office suite do you have? From MS or App Store? Mine have twice weekly updates, I would say.

Office is downloaded directly from MS. Edge also, as fas as I remember (but definitively no special version). Office gets the usual updates for me as described above, nothing remarkable.

 

[glenthompson]

Why does it get updated so often? Because it’s from Microsoft. I rarely use MS Word anymore but every time I do, it seems to want an update.

 

[MallardDuck]

Seeing this behavior too, and I'm on the current channel. Updates 4-5 times a week for the past few weeks. I hate chrome and won't use it, but this has gotten absurd. About ready to chuck edge over the edge and go to firefox.

 

[progx]

Using MS Edge for a while (along with Safari, Firefox and Brave), do really like it.

Strange to me is that Edge wants to get updated twice or three times a week. No other browser acts like this, nor MS Office (updates once every month or so).

I wonder what might be the reason for these many updates. Has anyone an idea?

Hi, Chrome here, have we met?

Just kidding. Google Chrome has very frequent updates as well. Safari... only with system updates apparently. Not sure about Firefox,

 

[Euroamerican]

Edge is frequently updated on the Windows 10 side at work. Even after, they clamp down on things "coming down automatically" with GPs and (I assume) Azure controls.

 

[calstanford]

Hi, Chrome here, have we met?

Just kidding. Google Chrome has very frequent updates as well. Safari... only with system updates apparently. Not sure about Firefox,

Firefox is on a monthly cadence (unless you’re on betas of course)

 

[MBAir2010]

so far the macbook air and dell xps needed only 4 updates of Edge browser this calendar year.
every update provided better performance and improved ad blocking.

 

[chrfr]

so far the macbook air and dell xps needed only 4 updates of Edge browser this calendar year.

You missed a bunch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel
There have been 8 Edge updates in April alone.

 

[MBAir2010]

You missed a bunch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel
There have been 8 Edge updates in April alone.

thanks for the update!
the dell is up to date, edge wise-
there might have been some fused together.