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why you shouldn't ]<br />
The April update will end the transition from the legacy Edge to the Chromiumbased<br />
browser, which was first released in its "Stable" channel on Jan. 15, 2020.<br />
In August 2020, Microsoft spelled out much of how it would end legacy Edge's life,<br />
including the March 9, <strong>2021</strong>, date of the final security update release. The<br />
Redmond, Wash. developer did not, however, set a removal date for the older,<br />
homegrown version of Edge.<br />
Devi<strong>ce</strong>s powered by Windows 10 20H2 — the upgrade that released in October<br />
2020 — already run the Chromium Edge, so the browser will not be reinstalled.<br />
Instead, the April cumulative update will only scrub the system of the legacy Edge.<br />
PCs with other versions of Windows 10 whose users had manually installed<br />
Chromium Edge will be treated the same.<br />
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Microsoft also noted that customers who apply the Windows 10 March Preview<br />
update — slated to show around March 16 — will find Chromium Edge installed<br />
and the legacy edition deleted, as that optional release also will run the browser<br />
swap.<br />
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