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monrobot
Copper Contributor
May 13, 2020

Fix "New window" and "New InPrivate window" for multiple profiles

As it is right now if you have multiple Edge profiles configured and open and right-click on the taskbar icon for a profile and select "New window" or "New InPrivate window" it opens the new window based on the Settings > Profiles > Multiple profile preferences > Default profile for external links setting. This is a confusing experience as the new window may open under a completely different profile. Creating new windows from the taskbar jump list shouldn't follow that setting, it should just create the new window under the profile that was right-clicked.

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  • monrobot Thanks for reaching out, and welcome to the MS Edge Insider community.

     

    That's insightful feedback. Tagging in Avi Vaid, who works on the functionalities for Multiple Profiles.

     

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

    • Avi Vaid's avatar
      Avi Vaid
      Former Employee

      monrobot I'm unable to repro this issue. When I right click and open an inprivate window from my taskbar icon, it opens under the profile whose icon I right clicked (by design and according to your preferred behavior). 

       

      What you're running into is probably a bug. Could you go to the taskbar icon's properties and ensure the target has a --profile-directory="Profile 1" appended to it?

       

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        monrobot
        Copper Contributor

        Avi Vaid

         

        For what it's worth this issue seems to have been fixed in the latest version (83.0.478.37). New windows now open under the appropriate profile

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