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Microsoft Edge Desktop Settings ​

Open the three-dot menu in the top right corner and open Settings.

Profiles ​

  • Remove all Microsoft accounts connected to the browser

Profile settings ​

Microsoft Rewards ​

  • Earn Microsoft Rewards in Microsoft Edge: Off

Profile preferences ​

  • Automatic sign in on Microsoft Edge: Off
  • Allow single sign-on for work or school sites using this profile: Off

Share browsing data with other Windows features ​

  • Share browsing data with other Windows features: Off

Microsoft Wallet ​

  • Click 'Open Wallet' on the right hand side

Payment info ​

  • Remove all cards added to Microsoft Edge

Passwords ​

Personal info ​

  • Remove all addresses added to Microsoft Edge

Settings ​

  • Payment methods
    • Save and fill payment info: Off
    • Show express checkout on sites when you shop: Off
  • Passwords
    • Offer to save passwords: Off
    • Autofill passwords and passkeys: Off
    • Show the "Reveal password" button in password fields: Off
  • Personal info
    • Save and fill basic info: Off

Privacy, search, and services ​

Tracking prevention ​

  • Tracking prevention: On
    • Turn on: Strict

Privacy ​

  • Send "Do Not Track" requests: Off
  • Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off

Optional diagnostic data ​

  • Help improve Microsoft products by sending optional data about how you use the browser, websites you visit, and crash reports: Off

Search and service improvement ​

  • Help improve Microsoft products by sending the results from searches on the web: Off

Personalisation & advertising ​

  • Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalise Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news: Off

Security ​

  • Microsoft Defender SmartScreen: Off
  • Websites typo protection: Off
    • Clear all previously allowed sites: Clear
  • Use secure DNS to specify how to lookup the network address for websites: On
  • Enhance your security on the web: Off

Services ​

  • Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors: Off
  • Suggest similar sites when a website can't be found: Off
  • Save time and money with Shopping in Microsoft Edge: Off
  • Get notifications of related things you can explore with Discover: Off
  • Let Microsoft Edge help keep your tabs organised: Off
  • Save screenshots of sites for history: Off
  • Select a privacy-respecting search engine
  • Search suggestions and filters
    • Show me search and site suggestions using my typed characters: Off
    • Show me suggestions from history, favourites and other data on this device using my typed characters: Off
    • Customise Suggestions: More History
    • Search filters: Off

Appearance ​

Customise toolbar ​

Select which buttons to show on the toolbar ​

  • Collections button: Off
  • Browser essentials button: Off
  • Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) button: Off
  • Feedback button: Off

Customise sidebar ​

  • Always show sidebar: Off
  • Personalise my top sites in customise sidebar: Off

App and notification settings ​

  • Allow sidebar apps to show notifications: Off

Start, home, and new tabs ​

New tab page ​

  • Preload your new tab page for a faster experience: Off

Default browser ​

Internet Explorer compatibility ​

  • Let Internet Explorer open sites in Microsoft Edge: Never
  • Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode (IE mode): Don't allow

Downloads ​

  • Ask me what to do with each download: On
  • Open Office files in the browser: Off

Languages ​

Writing assistance ​

  • Collaborate with Copilot as you write on the web: Off
  • Use text prediction: Off
  • Enable grammar and spellcheck assistance
    • Turn on: Basic

Share additional OS regional format ​

  • Share additional operating system region: Never

System and performance ​

System ​

  • Startup boost: Off
  • Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed: Off