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1054 Microsoft is Slowly Turning Edge Into Another Copilot App

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msmash @ Slashdot · 01/05/2026 13:50 EDT

Microsoft is Slowly Turning Edge Into Another Copilot App

Microsoft has started testing a "significant" visual overhaul for Edge in its Canary and Dev Channel preview builds, and the redesigned interface borrows heavily from the design language that first appeared in the company's standalone Copilot app rather than the Fluent Design system used across Windows 11, Xbox, and Office.

The updated look touches context menus, the new tab page and settings areas, introducing rounder corners and the same color palette and typography found in Copilot. The new interface a

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