How to Create a New Profile in Microsoft Edge

Step 1Find Your Profile Settings

Let’s start by opening Microsoft Edge. Look at the top right corner of the browser window. You should see an icon. It often looks like a person.

Clicking the profile icon opens the browser's identity manager. This manager allows users to control different browser profiles, such as work or personal browsing. Managing these profiles is a key step toward better organization for up to 5 different identities.

Step 2Start Creating a New Profile

To start creating a new profile in Microsoft Edge, first click on your current profile icon, which is usually found in the top right corner of the browser window.

Creating a new Microsoft Edge profile starts here, establishing a digital space exclusively for the user. This personal profile allows for customized settings and history, separate from other users of the same computer.

Step 3Pick Your Profile Type

When you create a new Edge profile, you’ll need to pick a profile type. You can choose ‘Personal’ for your everyday browsing, like social media and shopping, or ‘Work or school’ to keep your job or studies separate from your personal stuff.

• 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 choice of profile type to set up initial settings. Select 'Personal' for general browsing, like social media or shopping. Select 'Work or school' to keep job or school activities separate, such as work emails. Edge uses this profile choice for initial setup, allowing you to change settings later.

Step 4Decide About Syncing Data

Next, you’ll decide if you want to sync your data when you create a new Edge profile. You can sign in with your Microsoft account to sync bookmarks, passwords, and settings across your devices, or you can start fresh without syncing anything.

• 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.

Step 5Confirm and Start Browsing

Clicking the 'Confirm and start browsing' button finishes creating a new Microsoft Edge profile. A separate browser window opens for the new profile. Users recognize the new profile's readiness by its unique appearance, such as a different background or an absence of pre-existing bookmarks, confirming the profile is active.

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. Creating this new profile is a successful step.

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 you organize your browsing by keeping different activities separate, making it easier to manage your online life for work, personal use, or shopping.