Microsoft Edge Update Version 152.0.4191.53

Version 152.0.4191.53 includes stable channel security updates, new policy controls, and protections against scam notification abuse. It also announces unload event deprecation, a new 2-week release cadence, and several feature changes including Apple account sign-in and Copilot controls.

• Automatically unsubscribes users from notifications sent by scam or malicious sites when the destination is blocked by Microsoft Defender SmartScreen.
• Adds protection against further notification abuse from scam, phishing, or malware pages.
• Introduces BackForwardCacheForWebSocketsAllowed policy to control back/forward cache behavior for WebSockets.

• Users can sign in to Edge with an Apple account on Windows and macOS.
• Enhanced key icon now shows saved credential details, copy actions, and notes.
• New Copilot Cowork policy CopilotCoworkToolActionsEnabled lets admins control whether Cowork can take actions on the user's behalf.
• New policy UpdateOnZeroWindowEnabled controls background automatic relaunch when all browser windows are closed.

• Unload event handlers will stop firing by default in stages across Edge 152-155 unless explicitly allowed through Permissions Policy.
• Microsoft Edge has moved to a 2-week release cadence for major versions.
• The LiveVideoTranslationEnabled policy will be deprecated in a future update.
• The DowngradeVersion policy requires an exact 4-part WebView2 Evergreen Runtime version; major-version-only values are not supported.
• The LocalNetworkAccessRestrictionsTemporaryOptOut policy is now scheduled for removal after Edge version 156.
• The ShowHistoryThumbnails policy has been removed.
• Drop is retired in Microsoft Edge version 152.

Product Information

Vendor: Microsoft

Product: Edge

Product type: Other

Platform: Web

Version: 152.0.4191.53

Vendor release date: Aug 27, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Aug 29, 2026