How to Enable or Disable Sign-in to Microsoft Edge using non-Microsoft accounts in Windows 11

Microsoft Edge lets you control sign-in using non-Microsoft accounts, like Google or Apple, on Windows 11.

This setting determines if users can link their Google or Apple accounts to Microsoft Edge for sign-in. This differs from signing in with a standard Microsoft account, which syncs your browsing data across devices.

Starting with Microsoft Edge version 150+, this feature allows for sign-ins using third-party accounts. This new capability aims to offer more flexibility in how you use the browser.

You can enable this option to let users sign in with Google or Apple. Alternatively, blocking it prevents these non-Microsoft sign-in buttons from appearing. This setting is accessible through your computer’s settings.

Here’s How:

Disable Sign-in to Microsoft Edge using non-Microsoft accounts for All Users

You can stop people from signing into Microsoft Edge with accounts like Google or Apple by changing a setting in the Windows Registry. This guide shows you how to do it for everyone on your computer.

1. Click the Start button.
2. Type regedit and press Enter. This opens the Registry Editor. You might see a User Account Control prompt; click Yes. (Requires Admin Privileges)
3. In the Registry Editor, go to the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

If you don’t see an ‘Edge’ key, you may need to create it. Right-click on ‘Microsoft’, select ‘New’, then ‘Key’, and name it ‘Edge’.

4. 🖱️ Right-click on the Edge key.
5. Select New, then DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Name the new value NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled
7. Double-click on NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled.
8. In the Value data box, type 0 and click OK.

What happens when done? People will not be able to sign into Microsoft Edge with non-Microsoft accounts like Google or Apple. They can still use their Microsoft accounts.

Enable Sign-in to Microsoft Edge using non-Microsoft accounts for All Users

This allows people to sign in with Google or Apple accounts.

1. Click the Start button.
2. Type regedit and press Enter. This opens the Registry Editor. You might see a User Account Control prompt; click Yes. (Requires Admin Privileges)
3. In the Registry Editor, go to the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

If you don’t see an ‘Edge’ key, you may need to create it. Right-click on ‘Microsoft’, select ‘New’, then ‘Key’, and name it ‘Edge’.

4. 🖱️ Right-click on the Edge key.
5. Select New, then DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Name the new value NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled
7. Double-click on NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled.
8. In the Value data box, type 1 and click OK.

What happens when done? People will be able to sign into Microsoft Edge with non-Microsoft accounts like Google or Apple, if they are available.

Reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies/nonmicrosoftaccountsigninenabled

Summary

This guide showed you how to control if people can sign into Microsoft Edge using accounts that aren’t from Microsoft, like Google or Apple. You can turn this feature on or off by making a small change in the Windows Registry, which needs administrator permission.