New Edge and Chrome two-week update cycle: switch to Extended Stable 8-week schedule using Group Policy (opens in new tab)

Starting in August 2026, Microsoft Edge will ship major updates every two weeks instead of every four weeks. Google Chrome will adopt the same schedule in September 2026. This accelerated cadence affects the Stable channel that most organizations use by default. If you want to avoid the increased update frequency, you can move your browsers to the Extended Stable channel, which retains an eight-week release cycle. This article explains how to configure the channel switch using Group Policy fo...