Two years ago, Microsoft replaced the underlying PDF reader in The Edge Browser, but the fact that many users have continued to stick to the old heritage PDF reader to date.
Back in 2023, Edge in Edge was switched to Adobe’s PDF engine, but the rollout made it only a default engine on consumer equipment. Professional devices were to choose the option of new engine, while consumers could switch back by twittering the browser flag settings.
Now Microsoft has confirmed its intentions to force all users on Adobe’s PDF engine, Windows latest reports. From September 2025, the admins will have to implement the opt-out policy if they want to delay the PDF engine rollout on their PC. The delay will only last till the beginning of 2026, when Microsoft planned to officially retire the Legacy PDF engine on the shore.
The main complaint against Adobe’s PDF engine is that users are asked to pay many advanced and not-up-up-up facilities, such as editing texts and images, converts between formats, merging documents, and more. It yet reminds another how Microsoft Nickens and Dime to its users on every occasion.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC Four Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
