Disable profile icon on edge

linguaccia22 · Sep 25, 2024

Hi, is it possible to disable the icon at the top of the edge browser?
I mean this one

Thanks

Fabler2 · Sep 25, 2024

I haven't found a way to do it. The only alternative I've found is click on the profile, then settings then profile pic again and use an avatar. Not ideal I know.

antspants · Sep 25, 2024

Maybe do the opposite of what is in this tutorial.

Show Profile Icon on Title Bar or Toolbar in Microsoft Edge

This tutorial will show you how to show the profile icon on either the title bar or toolbar in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of...

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linguaccia22 · Sep 25, 2024

Fabler2 said:
I haven't found a way to do it. The only alternative I've found is click on the profile, then settings then profile pic again and use an avatar. Not ideal I know.

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I tried to change the profile picture but it doesn't change it always remains the empty icon. I also waited more than 24 hours

@antspants is a tutorial only to move the profile picture not to hide it

antspants · Sep 25, 2024

Is it only in edge you don’t want to see it? Can you replace it with a transparent image I wonder?

Not sure, I believe they are stored in \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPicture

Fabler2 · Sep 25, 2024

Try going to Windows settings -Accounts - your info - choose a file - browse file then choose picture. In the same place select Accounts Manage my accounts and check if changed there by clicking on your profile pic. Then just wait again.

Fabler2 · Sep 25, 2024

Just changed my pic after last post and it's already changed in Edge.

linguaccia22 · Sep 25, 2024

But I have a local account on windows, I didn't log in anymore because every day it asked me to log in even if the account was connected. and then I decided to switch to the local account

Fabler2 · Sep 25, 2024

linguaccia22 said:
But I have a local account on windows, I didn't log in anymore because every day it asked me to log in even if the account was connected. and then I decided to switch to the local account

Ah ok. I use MS account to log in. Don't know about local, sorry.

antspants · Sep 25, 2024

I can’t tell you for sure that this will work but depending on how important this is to you, it may be worth a try.
And for full disclosure, I have never once had a local account so I am working on my own logic here, which could be very flawed.

Change Local Account or Microsoft Account Picture in Settings

Change Account Picture in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the picture for your local account or Microsoft account in Windows 11. You can change your local account or Microsoft account picture in Windows 11 to have more of a personal touch that reflects you. A Microsoft account picture will sync by default to...

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Attached below is a 486x486 transparent user profile image in a zip file. I honestly can’t tell you how this will look as I haven’t tried it.

(I believe the Microsoft user pic is located in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures)

After running Brinks tutorial above:

Close down all instances of the browser and check in Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Escape) that msedge.exe is no longer running.
Copy this (just click on it and it will copy to your clipboard) %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default
Press Windows key + R to open a run box, press Ctrl-V to paste what you copied into the box and press Enter. This should open the folder containing all the user data for your default profile.
Look for the file called Edge Profile Picture.png and delete it if it exists. Close File Explorer when you're finished.
Maybe sign out or reboot, re-launch Edge. “Hopefully” this should cause the browser to fetch a fresh, current copy of the profile picture that you changed in the tutorial.

It might be a stretch but worth a shot.
I can’t (don’t really want to) test all this as I use a Microsoft account and love me in a clown suit...

linguaccia22 · Sep 26, 2024

Guys after more than three days the avatar has changed, maybe it took longer because not only logged in with the microsoft account directly on Windows, I don't know and a hypothesis.
Thanks for the help anyway guys :)

antspants · Sep 26, 2024

linguaccia22 said:
Guys after more than three days the avatar has changed, maybe it took longer because not only logged in with the microsoft account directly on Windows, I don't know and a hypothesis.
Thanks for the help anyway guys :)

Changed to what? Youn wanted it gone didn’t you?

linguaccia22 · Sep 26, 2024

yes actually I really wanted to remove it from there because it wouldn't let me change the profile picture, and I didn't like the empty image
I had waited even more than 24 hours but it wouldn't change, today I opened edge and the profile picture was set.

Although I don't understand why Microsoft doesn't give the possibility to choose whether to see that little circle at the top or not.

antspants · Sep 26, 2024

linguaccia22 said:
yes actually I really wanted to remove it from there because it wouldn't let me change the profile picture, and I didn't like the empty image
I had waited even more than 24 hours but it wouldn't change, today I opened edge and the profile picture was set.

Although I don't understand why Microsoft doesn't give the possibility to choose whether to see that little circle at the top or not.

I spent much time researching how to remove the profile pic for you.

Please, when you ask for help here, be specific. Mentioning that “you were waiting for the profile pic to change” could of saved me a lot of time explaining. It’s a totally different question but still most relevant.

dacrone · Sep 26, 2024

if you want it gone, just change it to a transparent png or one of a solid color that matches the theme you have on edge.. but that will reflect on all apps that your account is singed in with (store, user profile, edge, etc). change it on https://account.microsoft.com/ and give it up to 48hrs to reflect.

you can NOT remove it from edge though.

linguaccia22 · Sep 26, 2024

antspants said:
I spent much time researching how to remove the profile pic for you.

Please, when you ask for help here, be specific. Mentioning that “you were waiting for the profile pic to change” could of saved me a lot of time explaining. It’s a totally different question but still most relevant.

of course you have all my respect.
Actually I intend to remove it but seeing that there are practically no tested guides for this thing I gave up, I wouldn't want to put my hands on it just to try to remove that profile icon, honestly I thought that it would be enough to deactivate some option.
Before opening the request for help I had waited more than 24 hours for the profile photo to update and so it didn't happen there were times more than 36 hours. In the description it said 24 hours and then seeing that 24 hours had already passed and asked for help to remove but I didn't think it was so difficult to remove it honestly.
Anyway I really appreciate your help antspants of course I repeat I thought it was an easy thing to deactivate and not do tests to see if it could be deactivated.

@dacrone it could be a good thing, but then when Windows starts I would see a blank profile photo since I very often put the computer in lock screen and I like to see the background with the profile photo. thanks anyway for the advice.

cheaterslick · Sep 26, 2024

linguaccia22 said:
Although I don't understand why Microsoft doesn't give the possibility to choose whether to see that little circle at the top or not.

Because they want you logged in in order to track you and sell ads to you, that's why. And even when you aren't there logged in, it's there to remind you to log in. That's why there's no "hide button" option.

Not to mention those annoying pop-ups in Edge wanting you to turn things on.

A couple of good topics on Edge in case your interested...

Is there a good Edge de-bloater out there?

It seems no matter how many times I adjust the sliders (privacy or otherwise), I still get annoying little pop-ups reminding me to do this or do that, or make it the default browser, or push notifications, or collaborate with friends, etc...etc... - - Especially after an Edge update. It seems...

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Edge Always Running in the Background

No matter what settings I change, Edge is always running in the background. Startup Boost and Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed are disabled. I also disabled the "Allow Microsoft Edge to pre-launch at Windows startup, when the system is idle, and each...

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I have to sometimes use Edge out of necessity (and not out of love) so there's no way for me to avoid it all the time.

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