Microsoft brings many quality updates to Edge Dev 124 but forgets to fix this persistent bug

Microsoft released the latest update patch to Edge Dev and the build 124.0.2438.2 comes with many quality improvements, including fixes for issues that cause the browser to stop functioning when switching accounts, or adding new websites.

The build adds new action features in Adobe Viewer, and while it also brings dozens of changes to improve the overall stability of the browser, Microsoft has apparently forgotten to fix a persistent bug: the hardware acceleration issue that causes Edge to malfunction when enabled.

The issue was spotted by several users, and some of them even left comments on the blog post, commenting that before Microsoft even thinks about improving Edge, the company needs to take care of fundamental issues like this one:

This build seems to be really crash-happy. It’s prone to suddenly freezing up for a few seconds then silently crashing, and sometimes it would also bring Outlook with it. This happens especially often when there is a video playing in a tab somewhere.

After a few more crashes, I found that the GPU process is the cause. Turning off hardware acceleration stops this so that’s what needs to be fixed.

Edge Dev user

Other users agreed, with many stating that the browser keeps freezing for them, as well. So despite the dozens of improvements, which you can check out in detail below, you’ll need to consider this issue if you’re thinking about installing the latest 124.0.2438.2 build.

Edge Dev 123 was recently released, but that build failed to address this annoying bug, even though it came with dozens of fixes.

Edge Dev 124: Here are all the changes, enhancements, and improvements

Added features:  

• Introduced new actions in Adobe Viewer.

Improved Reliability:

• Fixed a browser crash on android.
• Fixed an issue that caused the browser to crash when adding a new website.
• Fixed an issue with the browser crashing when trying to open it after installing it successfully.
• Fixed an issue that caused the browser to crash when changing accounts multiple times.

Changed behavior:

• Resolved a problem that caused keyboard focus to repeat on Learn more link when moving inside the pane.
• Fixed an issue that stopped the new tab from shutting down after hitting the back button under history.
• Fixed an issue by showing the focus ring around the uninstall button.
• Fixed an issue that blocked voice launch when clicking the mic button from the search box in NTP.
• Fixed an issue where the label of the active icon was not visible in high contrast mode.
• Fixed an issue where the search icon took the place of the copilot icon at the top of the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where no pop-up window would show up when the Outlook link was clicked to launch browser.
• Fixed an issue when switching tab for the second time made the shopping icon disappear.
• Fixed an issue where Browser Essential download data was cleared along with downloads history from downloads hub.
• Fixed an issue that caused the “Can’t Reach This Page” error message to appear when attempting to load a webpage.
• Fixed an issue where the Search pane was not fully utilized by the opened link page.
• Resolved an issue when clicking the custom apps “+” button in the browser sidebar caused the sidebar to disappear.
• Fixed an issue where the Copilot toolbar disappeared when switching from portrait mode to landscape mode.
• Resolved a voice launch issue with the mic button in the search box in NTP.
• Webview2: Fixed an issue that blocked the file from being saved and the download dialog from showing up.
• Mac: Fixed an issue that made the screen reader silent about the state of tab groups on Mac/Linux when they were expanded or collapsed.
• iOS:
  • Fixed an issue that makes the copilot toolbar compress when slowly moving the page.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the red dot on the upper right of the overflow menu to remain visible after viewing the PDF.

You can read the entire blog post here.