How to Create a New Profile in Microsoft Edge

Step 2Start Creating a New Profile

To create new edge profile, click your profile icon in the top right corner of the Microsoft Edge window. This opens a menu where you can begin adding a separate account. Doing this separates your bookmarks, saved passwords, and browsing history from other people who use the same computer.

This separates your bookmarks, passwords, and history from other accounts on the same PC.

Step 3Pick Your Profile Type

When you create new edge profile, you must choose between a Personal type or a Work or school type. Pick Personal for everyday browsing like shopping and social media. Choose Work or school if you need to keep your office or class accounts and bookmarks separate from your home life.

• Personal: This is for everyday browsing. Use it for social media, shopping, personal emails, and hobbies. It’s your digital playground.
• Work or school: This profile is great for keeping your job or school life separate. Use it for work emails, project tools, and anything related to your job or studies.

Microsoft Edge uses your chosen profile type to configure initial settings. Select ‘Personal’ for general browsing, like social media or shopping. Choose ‘Work or school’ to keep job or school activities separate, such as work emails. Edge applies this profile choice during the initial setup, and you can change these settings later.

Step 4Decide About Syncing Data

To sync your information when you create new edge profile, sign in with your Microsoft account to bring over your saved passwords and bookmarks from other devices. If you want a completely fresh start with no shared data, you can skip signing in and keep this browser window entirely separate.

• Sign in to sync data (Recommended): If you pick this, you'll sign in with your Microsoft account (like an Outlook.com account). Edge will then copy your bookmarks, passwords, history, extensions, and settings to all your devices where you use this same account and profile. This is very helpful if you use Edge on more than one computer or your phone.
• Start without your data: If you choose this, your new profile will be completely empty. It will be like a brand-new browser. No bookmarks, history, or extensions will be brought over. This is good if you want a completely separate profile. Maybe you want to test something or use a shared computer and don't want personal information saved.

Signing in and syncing works best for most people, making Edge much more functional across different devices. Setting up a profile for someone else or requiring extra privacy makes starting without data a better choice.

Step 5Confirm and Start Browsing

When you finish setting up and create new edge profile, click Confirm and start browsing to open your new window. A fresh browser window will appear with your chosen settings. You can easily tell you are in the new profile because it will not have your old bookmarks or history.

A new Microsoft Edge window opens for your new profile. This new Edge window may appear different with a new background or no existing bookmarks. A new Microsoft Edge window opens automatically when setup finishes.

A new Microsoft Edge profile window creates a private space for online activities. Saving website links or adding browser tools within this window impacts only the current profile, leaving existing profiles unchanged and fully functional.

Reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/sign-in-and-create-multiple-profiles-in-microsoft-edge

Summary

Creating new profiles in Microsoft Edge helps organize browsing by keeping different activities separate, improving the management of work, personal use, and shopping.