How to create multiple profiles on Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge includes the ability to create multiple profiles, and here's how to use the feature.

Microsoft Edge create multiple profiles
Microsoft Edge create multiple profiles / Image: Mauro Huculak
  • To create multiple profiles on Microsoft Edge, open the browser profile settings, click “Add profile,” and click “Sign in to sync data” to sign in with your Microsoft account.

UPDATED 1/8/2024: On Microsoft Edge, it’s possible to create multiple profiles, and in this guide, I will teach you the steps to complete this configuration. A profile is meant to share the browser with other users without interfering with your experience and information since every profile you add keeps all the info separate, such as history, favorites, passwords, and other settings.

However, you can also use the ability to create multiple profiles to use different Microsoft accounts and keep your things separate, such as personal and work.

In this guide, I’ll teach you how to create a new Microsoft Edge profile on Windows 11 or 10.

Create multiple profiles on Microsoft Edge

To create additional profiles on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.

  2. Click the Settings and More (three-dotted) button on the top-right corner and select the Settings option.

  3. Click on Profiles.

  4. Click the Add Profile button on the top right.

    Add multiple profiles Microsoft Edge

  5. Click the Add button.

  6. Click the “Sign in to sync data” button or the “Start without your data” button if you don’t want to use the browser with a Microsoft account.

    Microsoft Edge new profile setup

  7.  Complete the sign-in process.

Once you complete the steps, the new profile will open as an entirely different process, including its own settings, bookmarks, history, passwords, and cookies. It is also possible to manage and customize the profile with a new image, which you can do with these steps.

You can always repeat the instructions outlined above to create additional profiles.

Update January 8, 2024: This content was updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.

About the author

Mauro Huculak is a Windows expert and the Editor-in-Chief who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He is also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 12 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows, software, and related technologies, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me.