Microsoft Edge Dev now lets you change icons for PWAs

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What you need to know

Microsoft Edge Dev can now change icons for installed progressive web apps.
The feature makes installed progressive web apps appear more native on Windows.
The browser's recent update also adds new management policies.

Microsoft just rolled out an update for Edge Dev that allows you to change the icon for installed progressive web apps (PWAs). The feature makes installed PWAs appear more like native apps. The latest build brings Edge Dev to version 93.0.957.0 and also brings some other improvements and fixes.

Here are all the new features in the latest build of Edge Dev:

Added the ability to change the icon for PWAs or websites installed as apps when they're installed.
Added management policies (administrative templates and documentation to come):
Added a management policy to control if OneAuth Authentication is Enforced.
Added a management policy to control Printing a Webpage Layout.
Added a management policy to set an Autoplay Allowlist.
Added a management policy to give or take away Feature Flag Overrides Control.
Added a management policy on Mac to control if MAU is Enabled, which controls if updates occur through Microsoft AutoUpdate.

The update also includes several new management policy options.

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The latest update to Microsoft Edge Dev brings the ability to change icons for installed progressive web apps. This should make PWAs appear more native when installed on Windows.

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Sean Endicott is a News Writer at Windows Central, where he covers Windows 11, Surface hardware, Microsoft 365, AI, apps, and the broader PC ecosystem. Since joining the site in 2017, he has written well over a thousand articles across the Microsoft landscape, covering breaking news, analysis, and feature reporting.

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Before joining Windows Central full-time, Sean worked in journalism and media production after earning a First Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. Outside of tech, he is an award-winning American football coach based in Nottingham, England, and was named BAFCA Youth Coach of the Year in 2024.