The latter is also used for installing updates to the Office for Mac apps that aren’t downloaded from the Mac App Store. The Balanced is probably the safest choice.įor Mac users, Microsoft Edge 113 will start using a new EdgeUpdater tool to install updates instead of the previous Microsoft Autoupdate tool. Currently, the Strict mode for Edge’s Enhanced Security mode applies security protections on all sites, which can possibly make some of them non-functional. “In this release, updates include consolidating the security level settings to Balanced and Strict mode,” the Edge team said in the release notes without providing further details. It also enables additional protections such as Hardware-enforced Stack Protection and Arbitrary Code Guard.

This update brings some improvements to the browser’s enhanced security mode, and there’s also a new updater tool named Edge Updater for Mac users.įor those unfamiliar with it, Microsoft Edge has an optional Enhanced Security mode that can improve security by disabling just-in-time (JIT) Javascript compilation on unfamiliar sites.

Microsoft Edge version 113 has started rolling out on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Current version of edge