• Microsoft testing a new split-screen feature for Edge that will allow users to compare two tabs side by side.
• Edge’s built-in split view makes it easy with a single click.
• Microsoft has discontinued support for the Edge web browser on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.

Microsoft is reportedly testing a new split-screen feature for Edge that will allow users to compare two tabs side by side.

According to the report, the feature was discovered by a Reddit user named Leopeva64-2 and is currently available with an experimental flag in the beta, dev, and canary versions of Microsoft Edge.

When the feature is enabled, a new button will appear alongside the address bar, allowing users to split an Edge window into two independent tabs that may be used side by side.

According to the report, Windows already allows you to compare tabs next to each other by moving the tab to the right or left of the screen and using the built-in Windows split view, but doing so is fiddly unless you pull the tab all the way there.

Edge’s built-in split view makes it easy with a single click, without having to re-arrange your tabs or start a new browser window.

Meanwhile, Microsoft has discontinued support for the Edge web browser on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.

Microsoft Edge WebView2 support for both operating systems has likewise been discontinued.

WebView2 is a developer control that allows you to embed web content in your projects.

Furthermore, Chrome support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 has been discontinued, and users must now update to Windows 10 or Windows 11 to use the browser.

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