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Microsoft Edge just got a performance boost.

Favorites and web app Essentials are also quicker after the jump to Microsoft Edge version 132.

Microsoft Edge Update page

Microsoft is migrating its Edge browser to WebUI 2.0 gradually, which results in noticeable speed improvements in the browser’s user interface.

Several parts of Edge are, on average, 40% faster than before.

The performance boost comes courtesy of Microsoft Edge’s migration to WebUI 2.0.

The company began that migration early last year and detailed its efforts in ablog postin May 2024.

WebUI2.0 Responsiveness Improvements in Microsoft Edge Downloads UI - YouTube

Reducing loading times by even fractions of a second can change how a web client’s experience is perceived.

A more recentblog postthat Microsoft shared this week details the changes seen in Edge version 132.

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