Microsoft Edge now lets you launch PWAs from the favorites bar

Microsoft is rolling out improvements to the Progressive Web App experience in Edge.

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What you need to know

Microsoft Edge version 101 is now available through the stable channel. The latest version of the browser includes the option to set a default profile and adds the ability to launch Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) from the favorites bar.

Before this update, Edge would open with the most recent profile that was used. Adding support for a default profile should reduce the need for profile switching.

Here are the feature updates from the changelog for Edge version 101.0.1210.32:

You can read all of the policy changes, deprecated policies, and obsoleted policies onMicrosoft’s website.

Edge is Microsoft’s own browser built with Chromium. The latest version of Edge adds the ability to launch PWAs from the favorites bar.

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