How to Show Your Profile Icon in Microsoft Edge
Showing your profile icon in the top title bar of Microsoft Edge frees up valuable space on your main toolbar. Moving this picture, or avatar, higher in the browser window gives you more room for bookmarks, extensions, or the Copilot sidebar.
You benefit most if you use many browser extensions, because a relocated profile icon keeps your Edge toolbar looking clean and organized.
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
This view ensures you always know which account is active at a glance. Quick identification prevents confusion between personal and work profiles without menu diving. Turning on the profile icon display takes moments.
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.
- 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 (where your account information is displayed). The icon sits directly in the title bar when enabled. Disabling the toggle moves it back to the main toolbar or the browser overflow menu.
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this information is outdated profile icon options removed by Microsoft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.