This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off sharing your Microsoft Edge browsing data with other Windows features for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When Share browsing data with other Windows features is turned on by default, Microsoft Edge will connect local browsing data from your profile with the rest of Windows. Turning this feature on will help you find information from your history, favorites, top sites and recent tabs more easily using features such as the search box on the taskbar in Windows. If you turn off this feature Microsoft Edge will remove the data shared with Windows on the device and stop sharing any new browsing data from your profile.
Reference:
Microsoft Edge, browsing data, and privacy - Microsoft Support
Find out how to change the privacy settings in Microsoft Edge.
support.microsoft.com
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Share Microsoft Edge Browsing Data with other Windows Features for Current User from Settings
- Option Two: Enable or Disable Share Microsoft Edge Browsing Data with other Windows Features for All Users using REG file
Turn On or Off Share Microsoft Edge Browsing Data with other Windows Features for Current User from Settings
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Profiles in the left pane, and click/tap on Share browsing data with other Windows features for your profile on the right side. (see screenshot below)
If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.
4 Turn On (default) or Off Share browsing data with other Windows features for what you want. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close the Settings tab or Microsoft Edge if you like.
Enable or Disable Share Microsoft Edge Browsing Data with other Windows Features for All Users using REG file
You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.
This option uses the LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled policy for Microsoft Edge.
1 Do step 2 (always enabled), step 3 (always disabled), or step 4 (default) below for what you want.
2 Force Enable "Share browsing data with other Windows features" in Microsoft Edge for All Users
This will override and prevent using Option One.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 5 below.
Force_enable_Share_Edge_browsing_data_with_other_Windows_features_for_all_users.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled"=dword:000000013 Disable "Share browsing data with other Windows features" in Microsoft Edge for All Users
This will override and prevent using Option One.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 5 below.
Disable_Share_Edge_browsing_data_with_other_Windows_features_for_all_users.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled"=dword:000000004 Default User-Choice "Share browsing data with other Windows features" in Microsoft Edge
This is the default setting to allow using Option One.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 5 below.
Default_user-choice_Share_Edge_browsing_data_with_other_Windows_features.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled"=-5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen Microsoft Edge to apply.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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