Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 14291 from Insiders' Fast Ring a few hours ago. The new build along with all but, also updates the default Edge browser to support extensions.
Its version Microsoft Edge available in stable versions of Windows 10, doesn't support extensions at the moment, and Microsoft plans to change that by integrating an engine for extensions that will be similar to the one used by Google Chrome.
So, according to the company, it will be pretty easy to port Chrome extensions on Edge (and vice versa).
Windows 10 preview build 14291 brings the feature to Windows Insider subscribers for the first time, but that doesn't mean it's fully functional. The extensions it gives access Microsoft are measured in the fingers of one hand and are for testing purposes only.
Currently, the three extensions available from Microsoft are distributed from a Web site rather than from a Windows Store that the company plans to make available with the stable version of Windows 10.
How to test extensions (Hold):
Click the three dots in the top right corner of Microsoft Edge and select Extensions from the menu that opens.
Click the "Get Extensions" link. This will open a preview page on the Windows website that has all the extensions (3) available today for the preview release.
Click to download to download the extension to your system.
Extensions are provided as archives .exe (Sorry!).
You should run .exe to extract the files to your system. There is a readme in the files with the installation instructions, which reads:
Select Extensions - Load Extensions in Microsoft Edge and navigate to the extracted folder on your system. Upload the files to the browser.
Sorry, but this extension installation shows that Microsoft is trying to gain the impression (or just lost it completely).
Even in a preview build, this particular system is considered to be the most demanding and unacceptable of a company like Microsoft.
Extensions with such crap are not going to look at a stable release, and this shows the company's need for promotion, even if it's negative. Really, we have not seen this in Open Source products.
As a result, a Microsoft-sized company is trying to keep consumer interest unchanged.
Of course because in dianetwork we've seen them all, surely there will be those who will run to install a preview build just to see the miracle of Microsoft!