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These popular first-party apps become separate Store-updateable applications on Windows 11, with their own section and page on the Microsoft Store. In addition to Edge, Microsoft is also bringing Notepad and Paint to the Store. Other apps and browsers coming to Windows 11 store

Mozilla has also confirmed that it’s planning to publish its Firefox browser in the Windows 11 store. According to support documents, all Chromium-based browsers are allowed, so it’s likely that Chrome, Brave, Vivaldi and other Chromium browsers will also make their way to Windows 11 app store soon. This is exciting because it shows that Windows 11’s app store will finally support all desktop apps, as Microsoft promised during the event.

The current extension store isn’t going away, which means users can download and install extensions from both stores. In the preview builds, typing in ‘Edge’ in the search bar of the Microsoft Store will show a few new extensions designed for the Chromium version of the browser. But, when you do so, Microsoft will warn you that extensions from the Chrome Web Store “are unverified and may affect browser performance.” After you agree to that, Google will warn you that it “ recommends switching to Chrome to use extensions securely.The Store in Windows 11 will also allow users to download web extensions for Microsoft Edge. However similar their browsers now are, Google still wants you to use Chrome and Microsoft wants you to use Edge.įor example, you can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store in the new Edge. While Microsoft and Google engineers are clearly cooperating, there’s no truce in the browser wars. Chrome already supports all these platforms, so that makes porting the new Edge much simpler for Microsoft. Microsoft will even release a version of it for Linux in the future. Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser is available for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, macOS, iPhone, iPad, and Android. RELATED: How to Enable Microsoft Edge's New Crapware Blocker Does Edge Support Other Operating Systems? Either way, Windows 10 users who stick with the included browser will now have a more modern, capable browser with an open-source rendering engine that’s updated more frequently and better supported by websites.