How to Turn On or off Microsoft Edge Sharing Data with Other Windows Features
Microsoft Edge sharing data with other Windows features sends your browsing habits, including your most visited websites, from the browser to Windows 11 and Windows 10 to personalize your PC experience. This setting lets Windows show relevant sites on your Start menu and improve search suggestions across your computer.
Microsoft keeps this shared browsing data local to your PC so it never reaches external servers. You can turn this setting on or off at any time inside your Microsoft Edge privacy settings.
Go to Edge Settings, then Profiles. Toggle off “Share browsing data with other Windows features” to prevent Edge from sharing your browsing history with other apps on your PC.
How to Turn Off Sharing Data
You can change this setting right in Microsoft Edge.
Open Microsoft Edge
First, open the Microsoft Edge browser. You can find it in your Start Menu , on your taskbar , or by searching for it.
Go to Settings
In Edge, click the three dots
...in the top-right corner. This opens the “Settings and more” menu. Then, click on Settings.This action opens a new tab displaying Edge’s settings.
Go to Profiles Settings
On the left side of the Settings tab, find and click on Profiles.
Find the Sharing Option
You can find the edge share data windows setting inside your Microsoft Edge profile settings. Open Edge, click the three dots in the top right corner, select Settings, and go to the Privacy, search, and services page. Scroll down to find the section that controls how Edge shares your browsing history and personal activity with other built-in Windows features and apps on your computer.
⚠️WarningMicrosoft Edge's "Allow websites to ask for your location" setting determines if Edge sends your browsing history to other computer applications.Turning off this feature in Microsoft Edge, version 119, stops Edge from sharing your activity with unrelated apps.
Turn the Setting Off
You can turn off the edge share data windows feature by going into your Microsoft Edge settings and clicking the toggle switch next to the sharing option until it turns gray. This action immediately stops Microsoft Edge from sending your browsing data and active history to other Windows apps, keeping your computer activity private and preventing any further data sharing.
The Microsoft Edge data sharing switch, when turned off, typically displays as gray. Turning off this switch immediately stops Edge from sharing data and prevents future data sharing.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy
Summary
You can control whether Microsoft Edge shares your browsing data with other Windows features. This setting helps keep your browsing habits private on your computer. To turn it off, go to Edge's Settings, then Profiles, and toggle off "Share browsing data with other Windows features."
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