Microsoft adds support for Chrome themes to new Edge browser – Ghacks Technology News

Users of the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser, which the company officially released in January 2020, will soon be able to install themes designed for Google Chrome in Microsoft’s web browser.

Microsoft’s new web browser has supported installing Chrome extensions from the day of launch. Although it should be enabled in the browser options, it is a simple process that unlocks the extensive Chrome extension store and the extensions it hosts.

Users of the new browser who tried to install themes from the Chrome Web Store noticed that this was not possible at the time. The installation would raise the error “An error has occurred” during the attempt.

The process is not supported in current versions of Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft has added a new option to the latest Canarian version of its browser that allows users to install Chrome themes in Microsoft Edge. The functionality is not activated by default and must be unlocked on the browser experimental indicators page.

If the tests are successful, options for installing Chrome themes will be available in other Microsoft Edge channels in the near future.

Here is what you should do now:

1. Make sure Microsoft Edge Canary is up to date. You can check for updates at edge: // settings / help.
2. Load edge: // flags / # edge-allow-store-extension-themes in the browser’s address bar; the page should jump directly to the “Allow installation of external store themes” flag on the page.
   • Allow installation of external store themes
     Enable this option to allow installation of external web store themes in Microsoft Edge. – Mac, Windows
3. Set the experience to on using the menu on the right.
4. Restart Microsoft Edge.

Go to the themes section of the Chrome Web Store to test the new features. You will notice that the themes will install correctly in the Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium.

Chrome, unlike Firefox, only accepts a single custom theme installation and the same goes for the Microsoft Edge browser based on Chromium.

To delete a custom theme, visit edge: // settings / appearance in the browser’s address bar and select “delete” next to the custom theme.

Note that you can also deactivate the state of the experimental indicator to uninstall the theme.

Closing remarks

Users of the new Microsoft Edge web browser can install Chrome browser extensions and soon Chrome themes from the official Chrome Web Store. Google doesn’t like this at all and displays a notification to Edge users who visit the Chrome Web Store stating that Chrome is more secure when it comes to installing these extensions.

Now you: Default theme or custom theme, what is your preference? (via Deskmodder, Techdows)

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