At Build 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Edge is getting a new way to enhance work experience with its own dedicated browser window, icon, and visual cues. This new experience is called Microsoft Edge for Business, and it comes with the same enterprise features, security, and productivity tools that you already know and love. Microsoft Edge for Business will be activated by signing in with Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory (AAD)) account.

Microsoft today announced that Edge for Business will be released with Microsoft Edge stable version 116 (scheduled for the week of August 17, 2023). With the Edge stable version 116 release: 

• Switching from the personal browser window to the work browser window will be on by default with the option to turn off by the user 
• Switching from the work browser window to the personal browser window will be off by default with the option to turn on by the user. Switching from the work browser window to the personal browser window will be default on in future versions of Edge for Business.  
• To turn on/off automatic switching, visit Edge settings and toggle on/off “Automatic profile switching”. 

One of the main challenges of hybrid work is how to keep your work and personal browsing separate and private. You don’t want your personal browsing history and passwords to be synced to your organization, and your IT department doesn’t want to compromise your organization’s security posture. That’s why many organizations end up using multiple browsers for different purposes, which can increase the risk of cyberattacks and create a frustrating user experience.

Microsoft Edge for Business solves this problem by automatically splitting your work and personal browsing into separate browser windows with their own caches and storage locations. This way, your information stays separate and secure. When you visit a work-related site, such as Microsoft 365 apps and services or sites that require work login, it will open in the work browser window. When you visit a popular site that is not related to work, it will open in the personal browser window. You can also customize which sites you want to open in which window in the settings. With Microsoft Edge for Business, you can easily switch between the work and personal browser windows without losing your context or productivity.