Overview
- Edge now consistently delivers First Contentful Paint in under 300 milliseconds, meeting a key threshold for perceived speed.
- The browser’s interface has shifted to a modular WebUI 2.0 framework that slashes code bundle size and limits JavaScript during startup.
- Since February, Microsoft has accelerated download, history and private-tab loads by approximately 40 percent.
- Performance enhancements extend to 13 UI features, including more responsive Settings, near-instant split-screen navigation and smoother Read Aloud playback.
- Microsoft plans further optimizations for Print Preview and Extensions even as Edge holds under 5 percent of global market share and faces growing AI-driven competition.