

Step 2: Click on the More menu (represented by a three-dot) menu at the top and select Settings. Step 3: Select About Microsoft Edge from the left sidebar, and the About page will start checking for updates. The browser will download and install relevant updates. If the Edge browser is stuck checking for updates, try the tricks below. The Edge browser won’t be able to connect to Microsoft servers to install the latest updates if the internet connection is slow or unstable.Ĭonnect to a working Wi-Fi network or use the iPhone hotspot on Mac. You can check sites like to confirm the Wi-Fi speeds on Mac. Microsoft Edge offers three levels of tracking prevention – Basic, Balanced, and Strict. If you have selected Strict, it blocks a majority of trackers from all sites. This might be beneficial for user security. Some parts of sites might not work normally. It can interfere with the Edge update process on Mac. Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge and go to Settings (refer to the first trick). Step 2: Select Privacy, Search, and Services. Step 3: Click on Balanced from the side menu. Try updating the Edge browser using the first trick again.

Microsoft handles all the company apps update on Mac via the Microsoft AutoUpdate app. Step 1: Launch Microsoft Edge, click on the three horizontal dots menu in the top-right corner to open Settings. Step 2: Select Help and Feedback section and choose About Microsoft Edge. You might have updates for Microsoft Office products pending. Step 3: Select Open Microsoft AutoUpdate button. Step 4: First update the Microsoft AutoUpdate app and then the Microsoft Edge update should appear in the app. You can also enable the ‘Automatically keep Microsoft Apps up to date’ checkbox at the bottom. Microsoft Edge runs a beta program on Mac to try out new features with a small set of users. You can join the beta channel and install newly available Edge updates.
