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CTOnews.com July 19, Microsoft Edge browser has finally restored its support for EPUB format. EPUB is an e-book format that can be read on different devices. Microsoft once provided this feature in Edge browsers, but lost it after moving Edge from its own engine to Chromium.

Microsoft Edge's latest Canary beta version 117.0.1989.0 adds support for EPUB, allowing users to open and read EPUB documents in Edge browsers. At present, this function is still relatively crude and limited, and can only achieve basic reading functions, such as turning pages, viewing catalogs, adding bookmarks and so on. Older Edge browsers have provided more EPUB-related tools, such as adjusting fonts, changing background colors, reading text aloud, etc., but they can't be too hard on Microsoft at present, and they should continue to improve and add missing parts in the future.

Users who want to read EPUB files in Microsoft's Edge browser can download the latest Canary beta from the official website. Then, you need to make some changes to the browser's shortcuts to add a parameter to enable the EPUB reader function. The specific operation methods of CTOnews.com are as follows:

Start Microsoft Edge Canary and open Edge://settings/ help to install the latest updates.

Close the browser, right-click its shortcut, and select Properties.

Add the following to the path:-- enable-features=msEdgeEpubReaderEnabled.

Use the modified shortcut to launch the browser and try to open any EPUB file. You can also customize EPUB-related permission settings and choose whether to open the EPUB file directly or download it locally.

Microsoft has not officially announced that Edge browsers have restored support for the EPUB format, so it is not clear what features developers plan to implement. Microsoft once sold e-books in Microsoft stores, but later abandoned the plan.

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