Chapter 11. Browsing the Internet

Why the new browser?

Browser basics

Using favorites, history, and the reading list

Managing downloads

Using SmartScreen Filter to avoid phishing sites and dicey downloads

Making text more readable

Sharing webpages from Edge

Annotating Edge pages with web notes

Managing and troubleshooting add-ons in Internet Explorer

Privacy and security issues

It’s a well-known phenomenon in software development: as applications get simpler and easier to use, they get more complex under the covers. Microsoft says that in developing its new web browser, Microsoft Edge, some 220,000 lines of code were deleted from the old browser, Internet Explorer 11. But more than 300,000 lines of code were added. The deletions removed baggage ...

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