Earlier this 12 months, Microsoft launched Edge Sport Help, a devoted browser for the Sport Bar on Home windows 10 and 11, to provide customers a handy technique to browse the web whereas taking part in video games. Now, the function is getting an enormous replace with assist for extra video games and loads of new options.

For those who use Microsoft Edge from the Steady Channel, you may take pleasure in new options like a brand new menu with frequent browser controls, extension assist, context menus, keyboard shortcuts, improved picture-in-picture, and extra. Newly supported video games embrace Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6, Avowed, Civilization VII, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rocket League.

Right here is the total changelog:

• Added assist for extra video games, together with Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6, Avowed, Civilization VII, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rocket League. See all supported video games.
• Added a Settings and extra (…) menu with frequent browser controls for opening a brand new tab, opening the present tab on the desktop, copying a hyperlink to the web page, and extra.
  • Additionally features a new possibility so as to add the present tab to the sidebar. To point out the location there completely, right-click on the sidebar icon and choose “Pin to sidebar.”
• We heard your suggestions that advert blockers are essential, so we’re thrilled to convey preliminary assist for extensions to Sport Help! Sport Help at the moment helps many extensions that mechanically run on the webpage, like advert blockers. Extensions will be put in and managed utilizing the desktop model of Microsoft Edge.
• Added right-click context menus for pages, hyperlinks, photographs, and extra.
• Improved picture-in-picture mode when watching a video in full display.
• Present favicons within the handle bar autocomplete dropdown.
• Launched the web page data flyout with privateness and permissions settings for the present web site.
• Ensured looking historical past is now appropriately saved to your profile so you may get again to webpages you go to in Sport Help.
• Added assist for keyboard shortcuts, together with new tab (Ctrl+T), shut present tab (Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4), duplicate present tab (Ctrl+Shift+Okay), reopen final closed tab (Ctrl+Shift+T), reload present web page (Ctrl+R or F5), and reload present web page and ignore cached content material (Ctrl+Shift+R or Shift+F5).
• Lowered the minimal top and width of the Sport Help widget.
• Mounted a bug the place the sidebar was too massive on some shows.
• Further bug fixes, polish, and accessibility enhancements.

Microsoft Edge Sport Help additionally acquired a separate replace for Edge Insiders within the Canary and Dev Channels. Here’s what is new:

• Switched default web page rendering mode from cellular to desktop to enhance web site compatibility, notably on third-party productiveness web sites.
• Expanded preliminary extensions assist to sidebar apps (as an alternative of simply browser tabs).
• Sport Help now mechanically switches to new tabs created by the webpage as an alternative of opening them within the background.
• Hyperlinks in sidebar apps now open in Sport Help.
• Added assist for opening a tab within the background with Ctrl+Click on or by clicking the mouse scroll wheel.
• Added assist for closing tabs by clicking the mouse scroll wheel.
• Added web page zoom controls to the Settings and extra (…) menu.
• Mounted a bug the place customers would find yourself with many new tabs.
• Added assist for shifting focus to the handle bar with F6.
• Further bug fixes, polish, and accessibility enhancements.

You possibly can set up Microsoft Edge Sport Help by heading to Menu > Settings > Look > Sport Help (Preview). After that, open the Sport Bar (Win + G or the Xbox button in your controller) and add Sport Help from the checklist of obtainable widgets.