Microsoft Edge Desktop Settings
Open the three-dot menu in the top right corner and open Settings
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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
- Remove all passwords added to Microsoft Edge (Use a privacy-respecting password manager)
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
- Turn on: Choose a service provider -> Select a privacy-respecting DNS provider
- 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
Address bar and search
- 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
Sidebar
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