You would think that it would be easy to delete a user profile in Microsoft Edge browser… and it is, but it is not obvious:
![how to delete a user profile in ms edge browser](png/how-to-delete-a-user-profile-in-ms-edge-browser-1024x642.png)
- Click the 3 dots (Settings) in the top right corner of Microsoft Edge
- Click SETTINGS
- OPTIONAL: Click PROFILES
- OPTIONAL: Click SWITCH on the profile you want to delete
- Click the three dots (Settings), to the left of the SIGN OUT button
- Click REMOVE
Note that you cannot delete the last profile. Edge needs at least one profile to operate, so if you want to kill your profile, just create a new profile named something generic like USER1, and then go a back into settings to delete your profile.
10 Comments
unknown · July 18, 2023 at 12:15 am
This does not work if you have a ‘Profile 1’ that has never been registered or logged into!
Ian Matthews · July 18, 2023 at 1:24 pm
Well that is annoying. Thanks for the comment Lone.
unknown · July 17, 2023 at 9:01 am
Doesn’t work when there is one profile for work and an unused ‘Profile 1’ that is not used or logged in! I need to delete the extra ‘Profile 1’ which is blocking simple access.
Abass · May 23, 2023 at 4:37 pm
This is a very helpful guide to completing a profile removal. The style of numbering the steps and actions to take is outstanding.
Joel · March 25, 2023 at 5:29 pm
Doesn’t work anymore. Edge just shows my login info ready to click no matter how many profiles are available.
Ian Matthews · July 18, 2023 at 1:30 pm
Hi Joel;
This does still work. Can you provide more details on your situation? Perhaps we can help.
abdulrahman · August 7, 2023 at 7:42 am
My accounts still appears and anyone can use it and login directly
Nelson · August 11, 2023 at 9:08 am
My organization has the same issue. An account set up on Profile 1 does not delete when following this exact procedure.
kIM · September 6, 2023 at 10:59 pm
I have the same issue! I can’t remove my personal MS account from Edge on a public computer. Even if I sign out, anyone can sign in with my account without knowing the password only by clicking once.
David Batson · March 23, 2023 at 12:38 am
Awesome instructions thanks so much, update… It let me delete both profiles so I have zero edge profiles now. No longer required to have one… Thanks again I looked forever and was about to go crazy trying to find the place to remove a profile lol lol.