Overview

Applies to: All users.

Follow these instructions if you need to clear your browsing history on Edge or need to switch account/profile on Edge.

Clear Browsing History

Step 1: Launch Microsoft Edge and click on on the settings button in the top right hand corner. 

  • This is the button with the three horizontal dots.

Step 2: Select 'Delete Browsing History' which is about half way down the menu list. This will prompt the 'Delete browsing history' window to open.

Step 3: Select the time range that you would like to delete from. You can also select and deselect what data you would like deleted. 

Step 4: Click 'Clear now' to delete the selected data. 

Switching Account/Profile on Edge

Step 1: Launch Microsoft Edge and click on the profile icon in the top right corner.

  • This is the circle with either users initials or their profile picture. 

Step 2: The Manage Account drop down menu will appear with the current profile as well as other available profiles.

Step 3: Select the profile that you would like active. This will prompt a new Edge window to open with the selected profile.

Verification

Press CTRL + H. If the history is empty, it means the deletion was successful.

The profile picture will be different in the newly opened Edge window.