Browsers and Mail Sign in or Sign out of Microsoft Edge in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to sign in or sign out of a profile in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account will enable syncing your browsing data across all your devices signed-in to Microsoft Edge with the same Microsoft account.

When you sign in to sync to Microsoft Edge, you can easily browse the web from any of your devices, keep your favorites organized, and always pick up right where you left off.

When you’re signed in, Microsoft Edge syncs your favorites, passwords, history, extensions, settings, open tabs, autofill form entries (such as your name, address, and phone number), payment info, and other data types across the devices you use with this account.

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You'll see this option the first time you open Microsoft Edge, or when adding a new profile to Microsoft Edge.

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on Sign in to sync data. (see screenshot below)


3 Sign in with your Microsoft account. (see screenshots below)

If you are signed in to Windows with a local account instead of a Microsoft account, click/tap on Microsoft apps only instead of Next if you do now want to "Use this account everywhere on your device" by signing in to Windows with the Microsoft account.

4 Click/tap on Confirm and continue. (see screenshot below)


5 Check (default) or uncheck Make your Microsoft experience more useful to you. for what you want, and click/tap on Confirm and start browsing. (see screenshot below)


6 Select the "Overall appearance", "Tab layout", and "Pick a theme" you want, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)


7 Click/tap on Finish. (see screenshot below)






1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the profile icon, and perform the steps below: (see screenshot below)

1. If you have more than one profile in Edge, click/tap on the profile you want to sign in to select it.
2. If you have added Accounts used by other apps, select the account you want to sign in with. Otherwise, select "Add new account" instead to enter the account you want to sign in with.

3 Click/tap on Sign in to sync data. (see screenshot below)


4 If prompted, sign in with your Microsoft account. (see screenshots below)

If you are signed in to Windows with a local account, click/tap on Microsoft apps only instead of Next if you do now want to "Use this account everywhere on your device" by signing in to Windows with the Microsoft account.

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+F) 3 dots menu icon, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Click/tap on Profiles in the left pane. (see screenshot below step 4)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.

4 Perform the steps below: (see screenshot below)

1. If you have more than one profile in Edge, click/tap on the Switch button for the profile you want to sign in to.
2. If you have added Accounts used by other apps, select the account you want to sign in with. Otherwise, select "Add new account" instead to enter the account you want to sign in with.

5 If prompted, sign in with your Microsoft account. (see screenshots below)

If you are signed in to Windows with a local account, click/tap on Microsoft apps only instead of Next if you do now want "Use this account everywhere on your device" by signing in to Windows with the Microsoft account.

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the profile icon. (see screenshot below)

3 If you have more than one profile in Edge, click/tap on the profile you want to sign out of to select it.

4 Click/tap on the Manage profile settings (gear) button.

5 Continue at step 5 in option 5.







1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+F) 3 dots menu icon, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Click/tap on Profiles in the left pane. (see screenshot below step 4)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.

4 If you have more than one profile in Edge, click/tap on the Switch button for the profile you want to sign out of. (see screenshot below step 4)

5 Click/tap on the Sign out button. (see screenshot below)


6 Check or uncheck Clear favorites, history, passwords, and other browsing data from this device for what you want, and click/tap on Sign out to confirm. (see screenshot below)



That's it,
Shawn Brink