In summary:
- PCWorld reports that Microsoft Edge is developing a new feature allowing Windows users to create and remove desktop shortcuts for individual browser profiles.
- This Windows-exclusive functionality will provide faster access to different Edge profiles directly from the desktop, streamlining workflow for multi-profile users.
- The feature rollout is expected to reach all users by May 2026, giving Edge users more convenient profile management options.
Tech giant Microsoft’s Edge browser will soon finally get a feature that many other browsers have had for a long time, reports Neowin. It will soon be faster to access different profiles in the browser.
According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the company has a new item titled “Microsoft Edge: Add setting to create or remove profile desktop shortcut for Windows” that, according to its description, will make it possible to create and remove desktop shortcuts for different Edge browser profiles:
A new toggle is added in the profile settings to give users the ability to create or remove the profile desktop shortcut. Available only for Windows devices.
The caveat to this feature, at least as of this time, is that the shortcuts will only be available when using Edge on a Windows computer.
The Roadmap item says that this feature is still “in development” and is expected to begin rolling out in May 2026 to all users.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.