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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
DaCarming
thx, it lead me to the solution. Disabled it with the registry key on the policy documentation!
put into a .reg file and import:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"SwitchIntranetSitesToWorkProfile"=dword:00000000
SeidChr, I'm not surprised that the key doesn't already exist in the Registry, but I don't even see that branch (no Edge inside Microsoft), nor in the HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft branch. Are you sure that's the right branch?
UPDATE: adding that branch and key did seem to fix the problem, so I believe that is correct! I'm surprised that it takes a whole new branch just to block this. Is it possible that there is another place to put that key in an existing branch that also works?
GraniteStateColin it's just what i got from the documentation. And yes it works fine for me as well 😊
SeidChr this solution seems to have stopped working. Edge is back to forcing local sites to open in Work profile. Any new suggestions or ideas?
