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How to enable Edge automatic profile switching to keep your work and personal life separate
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Published onAugust 4, 2022
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In a new update, you can now enable Edge automatic profile switching, so thebrowser will use a certain user profilefor opening links in Microsoft and other third-party applications.
Previously available inEdge Canarybuild 81.0.413.0 and above, the updatebrought the feature to Edge’s Stable Channel. The new-to-you feature is calledEdge automatic profile switching.
Other Chromium-based browsers likeGoogle Chromeallow specifying the profile to use for links, but the process is a bit more complicated forcing you to makecommand line and Windows Registry changes.
Edge looks to make the process a whole lot easier. Once set up, if Edge detects a link that is a personal or work link, the browser will automatically prompt you to switch to the appropriate Edge profile.
Edge automatic profile switching is greyed out
Edge automatic profile switching is enabled by default. However, if the Edge automatic profile switching is greyed out and you can’t select it, there’s a reason for it. You need to make sure you haveat least two profilesattached to your Edge browser.
If you need to add a profile to Edge, click the profile tab and clickAdd profile.
You will need to login to your Microsoft work or personal account in order to add it to your Edge browser.
Enable Edge automatic profile switching
Once you have at least two profiles on Edge, here’s what you need to do to set up automatic profile switching.
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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Click the three-dot menu in the upper right and then clickSettings.
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In the left pane, clickProfiles.
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In the right pane, clickProfile preferences.
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ToggleAutomatic profile switchingon.
To reiterate, you needat least two profiles on Edgefor automatic profile switching to function.
Once you turn on automatic profile switching, there are a few additional Edge settings to configure.
Additional Edge Settings
UnderneathAutomatic profile switching, here are the 4 options and what they do:
Once you are finished, Edge will now open links in email and other applications using the settings you configured.
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