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Select a default profile to open external links in
Hello.
I'm new to the community, so I'm sorry it's not appropriate to ask such a question here.
I recently knew this feature by reading this article.
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/04/30/automatic-profile-switching/
So I tried, but it didn't seem to work as I expected.
I tried,
1) Create multiple profiles
2) In "Multiple profile preferences", choose one profile as default
3) Shut down the Edge
4) Open other app (I tried slack and Outlook), and click the link
Then I expected the Edge opened the link in the profile I chose in 2),
but it opened the link in the profile I last used.
What's the expected behavior?
I tried MacOS 10.14.6 Mojave and Edge Version 81.0.416.72 (Official build) (64-bit)
- USMA56795May 14, 2020Brass Contributor
zaki-yama the default behavior is to open the link in the last used profile. You can override it with a specific profile (Work or Personal or Whatever), but there is currently no way to make a "smart" determination based on context.
Context-aware URL opening by profile would be cool, but mostly useful for people like consultants who tend to have multiple corporate identities at the same time.
Edit: It looks like there is some basic context awareness now. Edge tries to detect "personal" vs. "work" links. I don't know of any documentation on how this specific feature works, though.
- zaki-yamaMay 14, 2020Copper Contributor
Thank you for replying!
> the default behavior is to open the link in the last used profile. You can override it with a specific profile
Year I did override it. Like this:
So I thought when I clicked any URLs in other apps, Edge always opened the URL in my "Personal" profile.
Actually, Edge opened it with last used profile.