How to Create a New Profile in Microsoft Edge

Step 2Start Creating a New Profile

Click your current profile icon, typically located in the top right of the Edge window, to start creating a new profile. This action sets up a dedicated digital space featuring custom settings and a separate browsing history.

Establishing this digital space creates an environment exclusively for the user, ensuring customized settings remain separate from other people sharing the same computer.

Step 3Pick Your Profile Type

Pick a profile type during setup to organize your browsing. Select ‘Personal’ for everyday activities like social media and shopping, or choose ‘Work or school’ to keep professional or academic browsing separate.

• 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

Decide whether to sync browsing data across multiple devices. Signing in with your Microsoft account syncs bookmarks, passwords, and settings. Alternatively, opt out of syncing to start with a completely fresh profile.

• 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

Click 'Confirm and start browsing' to finish setup, which opens a fresh browser window for the new profile. Unique visual indicators, such as a different background and the absence of old bookmarks, identify the new profile.

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 marks a successful step.

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.