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Microsoft is moving Edge Stable to a two-week release cycle starting August 27 with Edge 152, cutting individual updates into smaller, faster deliveries. The company says security fixes and platform improvements should land more quickly, while Extended Stable stays on an eight-week cadence for organizations that want a slower pace. neowin.net Microsoft about to radically change how often your Edge browser updates Microsoft has just announced that starting with Edge 152, it will be moving to a two-week release cycle for faster, smaller updates. This faster release… neowin.net standard-tier 2026-06-12 View full article →

The broader pattern points to Microsoft tightening its development and release machinery across its software stack. Just days after switching Visual Studio Code to weekly updates, the company also brought native pull request review into Visual Studio so developers can inspect, discuss, and complete reviews without leaving the IDE. neowin.net Microsoft about to radically change how often your Edge browser updates Microsoft has just announced that starting with Edge 152, it will be moving to a two-week release cycle for faster, smaller updates. This faster release… neowin.net standard-tier 2026-06-12 View full article → neowin.net Visual Studio finally gets long-awaited feature that developers will love Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's popular, lightweight, open-source code editor, it is actually Visual Studio that is the company's flagship integrated development environment (IDE). Although… neowin.net standard-tier 2026-06-12 View full article →

That faster-release mindset comes as Xbox faces pressure to improve the economics of its games business. Microsoft-owned titles such as Age of Empires, Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon, Sea of Thieves, Oblivion Remastered, and Grounded are cited as success stories, but other releases including Avowed, Hellblade 2, and The Outer Worlds 2 fell short of expectations. windowscentral.com Xbox's margin crush explained: A string of studio misses, misguided Game Pass decisions, and the memory rout at its core "Tough decisions" are ahead, said Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. This week, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma outlined stark warnings about the health of Xbox's business ,… windowscentral.com standard-tier 2026-06-12 View full article →