How to Show Your Profile Icon in Microsoft Edge
Your profile icon in Microsoft Edge is the small picture of the account signed into the browser, and it sits in the top corner of the window. Depending on one setting, it appears either on the main toolbar or on the title bar. Moving it to the title bar frees up toolbar space for bookmarks and extensions.
The change takes a few seconds and works on current versions of Microsoft Edge. If you have no account signed in, Edge shows a generic person icon instead of a picture. It is still the same button, and it opens the same profile menu.
To show your profile icon in the Microsoft Edge title bar, go to Settings Appearance Customize toolbar Then, click “Select which buttons to show on the toolbar” and toggle “Profile icon” on.
Show the profile icon on the title bar in Microsoft Edge
You can show the Microsoft Edge profile icon on the title bar by changing one setting in the browser. The icon then stays visible at all times, so you can see at a glance which account you are using. That helps if you keep a personal profile and a work profile open in separate windows.
Each Edge profile has its own picture and name, so the icon is a quick way to tell windows apart. Follow the steps in order. The setting applies to your Edge profile, so you do not need a Home or Pro edition of Windows for it.
Here’s how to update your view:
- Open the Microsoft Edge browser browser.
- Click the three dots (…) in the top right corner.
- Select Settings from the menu.
The next step is the one that makes the change. Take it slowly and check the screen after each click.
- Click Appearance on the left-hand menu.
- Scroll down to the Customize toolbar section.
- Look for the Select which buttons to show on the toolbar link and click it.
- Find the Profile icon toggle.
Toggling this setting repositions your profile hub, which is where your account information is displayed. When the setting is on, the icon sits directly in the title bar. When you turn the toggle off, the icon moves back to the main toolbar or the browser overflow menu.
The change should show up straight away, and you should not need to restart Edge. If the icon does not move, close the Edge window and open it again. To undo the change, go back to the same setting and switch the toggle off.
Examples of the profile icon placement:
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this information is outdated profile icon options removed by Microsoft
even on there own Support page it still says to use the options they removed, it’s a Joke when Microsoft Can’t even Update there own sites info.