This puts all the ‘clutter’ in one row, while tabs have been moved to a separate row above where there’s more room for them and they simply make more sense to be.

The overall layout is also a bit more logical, with the refresh button next to the back and forward buttons and alongside the URL bar. In contrast, Internet Explorer has different sized icons and a more cramped navigation bar.

The top navigation bar is now thicker and has a much more uniform selection of buttons that should make it easier for use with touchscreen devices. The most obvious change with Microsoft Edge is a tweaked look and feel. It’s been available as part of Microsoft’s Windows 10 Technical Preview for a while, so here’s what we’ve made of it so far. The new browser will form a key part of the upcoming Windows 10 operating system, so it’s a hugely important to the success of Microsoft’s best-known product. Now Microsoft has given Project Spartan an official name: Microsoft Edge. Optimised for touch and with a host of in-built extras like a reading mode, it’s designed to sit alongside Internet Explorer providing a more feature rich experience while Internet Explorer takes care of legacy duties. When Microsoft first unveiled Windows 10, one of the more intriguing new features was a new web browser with the working name Project Spartan. A first look at the Microsoft Edge preview

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