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Microsoft Edge: Use Primary work profile as default profile to open external links

Launched Microsoft Edge Web
General availability
2025-08
Preview
Added
23 May 2025
Last modified
09 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC
First archived
25 Aug 2026
Release rings
General Availability
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Following further review, this feature has returned to the development phase. We apologize for any inconvenience. Microsoft Edge currently opens external links using the “Last Used” profile by default. While for enterprise users, the Primary Work Profile (signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID for enrolling the device) is normally the best profile for opening external links. With this feature, for Windows, Edge will check if it the Primary Work Profile exists and make it the default profile for opening external links if available. For Mac and Linux, if only one work profile signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID account is found, it’s treated as the Primary Work Profile. Admins can config the policy “EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled” to turn this feature off.

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