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AlexB
Iron Contributor
Nov 03, 2023

Edge forcing switch profiles when using any .local domain or IP address

I've noticed this today after upgrading to Windows 11 23H2, personal profile that can access local network devices like CCTV systems, monitoring, etc... Always get switched to work profile. Any other...
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GraniteStateColin
Iron Contributor
Dec 06, 2023

AlexB, this still happens by default with version 119.0.2151.93, but if you add the IP# to the Preferred Profile list (Settings -> Profiles -> Profile Preferences -> Choose preferred profile for sites) and set it to "Don't switch," then Edge will no longer try to open in the Work Profile. 

 

While I think this is a foolish default, the bigger problem for me is that I don't see a way to enter a wildcard so that no IP#s in the LAN or a specified range open in the Work profile. E.g., I can't enter 192.168.1.* or 192.168.1.1/24. This means I have to manually enter many IP#s, or wait until they move to the wrong Profile, then click the icon and select "Don't switch" there for every IP that Edge opens in the wrong Profile:

 

I don't understand the benefit of defaulting to changing to Work profiles for all of these sites. Why did MS make this change?

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AlexB
Iron Contributor
Dec 08, 2023
It is a lot of faff to undo something that we don't like, we decided to create policies to disable this completely. I understand why it was created, but to us, there is no use.

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