This guide will help you:
- Set up and switch between two work profiles (@ayin.com and @providence.org)
- Disable distracting content and sponsored links on new tabs (News, ads, and other clutter)
1. Setting Up and Switching Between Work Profiles
Microsoft Edge supports multiple profiles so you can keep work accounts separate.
Step 1: Open Profile Menu
Launch Microsoft Edge.
Click your profile icon (top-right corner).
The profile icon is the small grey person silhouette on the browser toolbar, to the right of the address bar between the Favorites star and the three-dot (...) menu.
Step 2: Add First Profile
- Click Manage profile settings or Other profiles.
- Select + Add profile → Add.
- When prompted, click Sign in to sync data.
- Sign in with your @ayin.com account.
- Confirm Sign in synchronization → Yes, then click Confirm.
Step 3: Add Second Profile
- Repeat the same steps for your @providence.org account.
Step 4: Switch Between Profiles
- Click the profile icon again.
- Select the profile you want to use. (Each profile opens in its own window with separate bookmarks, history, and settings.)
2. Disable Unwanted Content and Sponsored Links on New Tabs
By default, Edge shows news, ads, and sponsored links on new tabs. To clean this up:
Step 1: Open a New Tab
Click the gear icon (⚙) in the top-right corner of the new tab page.
The gear is labelled Page settings and sits at the far right of the row above the page background. It opens a Page settings panel down the right-hand side with toggles for Copilot Discover (Preview), Region & language, a Quick links & search group (Quick links, Show sponsored links, Open in a new tab), then Show content, Show widgets, Show feed, Background, and Show weather. The two toggles used in the next steps are Show sponsored links and Show content; each shows Off once switched off.
Step 2: Turn Off Content
- Under Content, choose Off.
Step 3: Disable Sponsored Links
- Under Sponsored Links, choose Off.
✅ You’re all set! Your Edge browser is now optimized for productivity with easy profile switching and a clutter-free new tab page.