How to Enable or Disable ‘Add Profile’ in Microsoft Edge
‘Add Profile’ in Microsoft Edge controls whether you can create new browser profiles.
This setting is managed by a specific policy called BrowserAddProfileEnabled. By default, this feature is turned on, allowing anyone using your PC to add a new profile to Microsoft Edge. This means you can have separate browsing experiences for different people or tasks.
When you turn off the BrowserAddProfileEnabled policy, it stops new profiles from being created. This is helpful if you manage a computer with multiple accounts and want to prevent others from adding their own Edge profiles. Only an administrator would then be able to create new profiles.
You can enable or disable the ‘Add Profile’ option in Microsoft Edge by modifying the BrowserAddProfileEnabled registry value. Navigate to 🗝️HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge, create or modify BrowserAddProfileEnabled, and set it to 0 to disable or delete it to enable.
Why Would You Want to Change This?
You might want to disable the “Add Profile” option if you’re sharing a computer with others and want to prevent them from creating new user profiles in Edge.
What Happens When You Disable It?
How to Enable or Disable the Add Profile Option in Edge
You can turn the ‘Add Profile’ option on or off in Microsoft Edge using the Windows Registry. This guide shows you how to change the setting to control who can create new profiles on your computer.How to Turn It Back On
To re-enable the ‘Add Profile’ option, delete the “BrowserAddProfileEnabled” item you created. Then restart your computer.
Summary
To control the 'Add Profile' feature in Microsoft Edge, you'll use the Windows Registry. Setting the BrowserAddProfileEnabled value to 0 will turn it off, and deleting that entry will turn it back on. Remember to restart your PC after making these changes.
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