Check out Microsoft Edge Extensions in Windows 10 Build 14291

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

March 18, 2016

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Check out Microsoft Edge Extensions in Windows 10 Build 14291

 

Yesterday, with the release of Windows 10 Build 14291 to Insiders, Microsoft has finally introduced browser extensions for Microsoft Edge.

This initial release is considered a preview and the pool of extensions is very small - there are just three of them.

Included in this preview are extensions for webpage translation using Microsoft Translator, the popular Reddit Enhancement Suite to improve that browsing experience and Mouse Gestures to provide options for navigating the web via gestures in the browser using your mouse.

According to Microsoft's Drew DeBruyne, the Microsoft Edge team General Manager, as the company moves forward with extension support this year we can expect to see extensions from AdBlock, Adblock Plus, Amazon, LastPass, Evernote and others.

Personally, that LastPass extensions can not come soon enough!

Some tidbits about this first preview of extensions that you should be aware of include the fact that the process for installing them is not final. Ultimately, browser extensions will be curated in the Windows Store with a focus on quality and not quantity. For now getting them going takes a few steps which I detail for you.

This gallery will give you a closer look at the implementation of browser extensions in Windows 10 Build 14291 so you can see how they work in the browser.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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