From time to time we know about future news in the Microsoft Edge web browser, Microsoft Edge, thanks to its insides program, an open beta version with which those from Redmond allow all users who want to try the latest news and in the same way, In this way it receives a huge amount of feedback about your performance. It’s a win-win model where users can join when they want and leave when they don’t.

Unlike what happens with Windows insiders, in this case we have to use a non-final version of the operating system, the great advantage of trying a previous version of Microsoft Edge is that we can ensure that it exists side by side on the same system. with the final version, i.e. we can have both versions without interfering with each other and in this way always use the one we want.

In this regard, it is best to use the stable version regularly and reserve the previous version only for specific moments, because its operation will never be as reliable as the final one. However, it is also important to clarify at this point that not all versions are equally reliable.

This is a very important point and there are quite a few people who do not know it there are several versions of Microsoft Edge in the insider channeland that we can install one or more on our system. Personally, if you’re curious, I’d recommend starting with just one, at least to begin with, and later consider whether you want to have a few more to compare performance between them.

As we can see on the download page, these are the three channels of the Microsoft Edge Initiation Program:

beta channel: It is the most stable of the three and is therefore the most recommended for users who have less experience with beta versions of software and services, as they will hardly notice any differences from the final version except for a certain advance. with the advent of many of its features. It is updated every four weeks.

Dev Channel: at this point, and especially if you are a Windows insider, the name may confuse you, because in this case, the Dev channel is an intermediate option, that is, it is less stable than the Beta channel, but more than the Canary channel. We’re more likely to find a bug than in beta, but of course it also pushes features that may take a while to make it to the most stable version. It is updated weekly.

canary channel: This channel is, as I indicated earlier, the most unstable of the three, a channel comparable to the Windows Dev channel. Crashes are quite frequent, many features are being worked in that are not yet finished and for example it is the one I go to every day waiting for the new Edge with Prometheus. It is recommended for testing purposes only and is updated daily.

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