Microsoft Edge users will finally be able to block ads while browsing
the Web. Popular ad-blocking extensions AdBlock and Adblock Plus are
now available for users of the Windows 10 Insider Preview.
The
Redmond giant had announced
extension support for its Edge browser back in March. Soon after, the
company had revealed it would build ad-blocking features into the browser, but later
clarified that it would support ad-blocking features via extensions. And
here they are.
As of now, these ad-blocking extensions are only
available for Windows 10 Insider Preview users who have downloaded the
latest preview version of Windows 10. Specifically, only users of
Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14332 can install the AdBlock and
Adblock Plus ad-blocking extensions for Microsoft Edge.
The
installation process is fairly simple. After downloading it from the
Windows Store, the extension needs to be activated for it to start
working. An optional button also pops up at the end of the address bar
showing the number of ads that have been blocked. It is recommended to
restart the Edge browser once to ascertain that the extension is working
properly.
WinBeta reports that not all users have been able to get the extensions working
properly. Bear in mind that the add-ons have only been released for the
preview version of Microsoft Edge, and that commercial release is yet to
come. To recall, Microsoft Edge will gain extension support for the
general public with the rollout of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update,
which is expected to be released in July. At the Build 2016
conference, Microsoft had announced
Edge will also get extensions from services like Pinterest, Amazon,
Evernote, LastPass, and Reddit at launch.
The AdBlock and Adblock
Plus extensions for Microsoft Edge appear to have feature parity with
their counterparts on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. To note,
Adblock Plus is made by Eyeo, while AdBlock is made by BetaFish, and
neither extension have currently any relation to each other. Adblock
Plus claims to have seen over 300 million downloads, while AdBlock has
over 40 million users across the globe. Apart from Edge, Adblock Plus
supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer, Android,
Yandex, and Maxthon browsers. In comparison, AdBlock only supports
Chrome, Safari, and Opera browsers.
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