Microsoft Edge for Business is Now Available

Microsoft announced today that its new Edge for Business experience is now available in the browser, offering a clearer separation between work and personal browsing.

“Microsoft Edge for Business, the new, dedicated work experience for Microsoft Edge, is now available across all supported platforms, including mobile,” Microsoft’s Lindsay Kubasik and Arunesh Chandra write in the announcement post. “With native enterprise-grade security, productivity, manageability, and AI built-in, Edge for Business is the next step in our journey to deliver the best browser for business. Edge for Business is … designed to create a separation between work and personal browsing.

Edge for Business is an evolution of the profiles feature that’s long been available in Microsoft Edge. It’s not a different application or EXE, just a mode that’s enabled when you sign into your Windows PC and/or the browser using an Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, of AAD) account. When you do so, you will see a customized version of the Edge browser window with a unique icon (with a briefcase, indicating work) and a few minor UI changes. All policies, settings, and configurations previously set by your IT organization will transition into Edge for Business, and those that create a separate personal profile will get a separate (normal) Edge browser window with limited (unidirectional) personal-to-work browser window switching enabled by default.

In the future, Microsoft will enable bi-directional window switching that will help users maintain better work/personal browser separation. There will be future UI changes as well, including optional organizational branding on the Edge for Business window.

To learn more, check out the Microsoft Edge for Business FAQ.