Windows 10 packs new improvements and other enhancements to Microsoft’s Edge browser, Edge’s tab, and desktop’s start menu. Right now, the latest computer system version of Microsoft is offered for $150 at Amazon.

Windows 10 Improves Edge Browser, Start Menu, and Tabs! — Panos Sakalakis on Unsplash

The software giant’s latest Windows 10 has started rolling out on laptops, two-in-ones, and desktops previously in late October 2020. Microsoft’s latest desktop software offers a few important features that will help you get the most out of the latest Windows software

Once you have the latest features that the latest Windows 10 offer, you will definitely have a more secure and easier browsing or other desktop online tasks. The improvements and enhancements it offers are currently important since most people are working remotely because of the implemented restrictions due to the ongoing global pandemic.

If you are currently using the Microsoft Edge browser, here are the things you need to expect from Windows 10’s latest updates.

Windows 10 improves Microsoft Edge’s privacy

Windows 10 Version 20H2 is the first to come with the revamped Microsoft Edge browser installed by default. The browser is now built on Chromium, Google’s open-source foundation for the Chrome browser, which makes it compatible with more websites than the old version was.

Thanks to the latest Microsoft desktop system, the new Edge browser includes a privacy feature that tries to block sites that track you online, which is similar to Mozilla’s Firefox browser. And a feature called Collections lets you more easily gather information from different websites as you’re doing research. To help you further, here are the steps you need to follow;

To set up your system’s latest privacy features, go to Settings > Privacy and services. You’ll see three options for tracking prevention: basic (allows most trackers), balanced (blocks trackers from sites you haven’t visited — Microsoft recommends this one), and Strict (blocks a majority of trackers from all sites).

The classic Windows system Start menu gets a refresh in the October 2020 Update. The new version features a more streamlined design and replaces the solid color backplates behind the logos in your apps list with partially transparent backgrounds, so the icons stand out more. The colors will also change depending on if you’re running light or dark mode. Here’s how you can customize it;

If you want to add an accent color so your tiles match your desktop theme, you can go to Settings > Personalization > Color and enable the accent color on Start, taskbar, and action center.

Microsoft’s latest tabs

Aside from this, the new desktop system of Microsoft also improved Edge’s tabs. With the update, you’ll be able to open all of your tabs in Edge with a simple command, instead of just the active one in each browser window. This makes it easier to get a full view of every window you have open, instead of just one. You’ll also be able to configure it to show only your last three or five tabs or turn it off completely. However, it only works with the Edge browser, at least for now. Here’s how you can customize your tabs;

To open all tabs in Edge at once, press Alt + Tab. To configure your tab settings or turn off the feature, go to Settings > System > Multitasking. You’ll see a drop-down menu with options for what Alt + Tab can do.

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