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Edge forcing switch profiles when using any .local domain or IP address
AlexB This got me as well. The change is actually mentioned in the Edge 119 release notes:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel#version-1190215144-november-2-2023
As it says in the details of the new SwitchIntranetSitesToWorkProfile policy, the default, if not configured, is to enable the behavior:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#switchintranetsitestoworkprofile
I would assume that the majority of users that have a work profile are internal/corporate. I think, in such context, this seems to be a sensible default.
Hope this helps,
Daniel
Wasted hours trying to work this out. Very poor behaviour - also right click on tab "Move to" profile didn't work, but the new button did -
I work from home, so my PC is setup as mine, with a the additional profile for Work - so "local intranet sites" aren't work sites, but my router, switches, home lab etc.
MS #fail
- Why is this a thing!!!!!!!! This should have been an option that is off by default.
I just burnt my precious time trying to figure why my *.local links were opening in my own business profile. As others mentioned here, I do have a home lab, NAS, etc that are unrelated to my business. Why shunt regular people away from that? Edge in the begining was great, but now I am seriously thinking of moving to or maybe build my own basic browser.
Thanks all who suffered before I did and found a solution!
