User data and privacy in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft's browser privacy promise is to provide you with protection, transparency, control, and respect. To uphold commitments to give you transparency into Microsoft products, the Microsoft Edge team provides this privacy article. Understanding how to manage your data that's collected by Microsoft Edge helps you make the right privacy decisions.

This article explains:

• How Microsoft Edge features and services work.

• What data each feature or service sends from Microsoft Edge to Microsoft, and how your data is used.

• How to control the sending of data, for each feature or service.

This article focuses on the desktop version of Microsoft Edge. Parts of the article may include features or experiences that aren't available for all users. These features and services are subject to change.

Microsoft practices data collection minimization; your data is kept for the minimum amount of time. Retention times vary depending on the feature or service, and may change over time.

Address bar and suggestions

The Address bar allows you to enter website URLs and search the web. By default, the Address bar provides search and site suggestions using the characters you type. Suggestions come from your favorites, browsing history, previous searches, and default search provider.

To speed up browsing and searching, characters that you type into the Address bar are immediately sent to your default search provider. The search provider returns suggested search queries as you type.

The following information is sent to your default search provider:

• A list of Address bar entries, categorized as a URL, search, or unknown.
• Which suggestion you select.
• The position of the selection.
• Other Address bar data.

If your search provider is Bing, a resettable identifier that's unique to your browser is sent with the data. This helps Bing understand the search query and query session. Other autosuggest service identifiers are sent to your default search engine, to complete the search suggestions. Your IP address and cookies are sent to your default search provider, to increase the relevance of the search results.

When you select the Address bar, a signal is sent to your default search provider. The signal tells the provider to prepare suggestions. The typed characters and search queries aren't sent to Microsoft unless your search provider is Bing.

Controlling whether typed characters are sent

You can control whether typed characters are sent to your default search provider to provide search and site suggestions.

To enable or disable sending your typed characters in the Address bar to your default search provider:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences > Address bar and search > Search suggestions and filters, and then use the Show search and site suggestions using your typed characters toggle.

   If you turn off that toggle, your typed characters are no longer sent to your default search provider, but your search queries are still sent to your default search provider, to provide search results.

Microsoft Search in Bing

If you're signed into Microsoft Edge using your work or school account (Microsoft Entra ID account), your typed-in characters are sent to Microsoft Search in Bing, in addition to being sent to your default search engine. As you type, Microsoft Search in Bing returns work- or school-related results and cross-device suggested queries to you.

Your administrator can choose to turn on or off the work- or school-related results or query suggestions entirely for your organization, by using the AddressBarMicrosoftSearchInBingProviderEnabled Microsoft Search in Bing (MSB) policy. If your administrator turns off the AddressBarMicrosoftSearchInBingProviderEnabled policy:

• You won't see work- or school- related results from Microsoft Search in Bing.

• You won't see query suggestions from other devices on which you installed Microsoft Edge. (Regardless of the policy setting, you will see query suggestions from your default search engine that you previously searched on the present device.)

Preventing sending information about suggested queries

To prevent sending information about suggested queries to Microsoft:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Help improve Microsoft products by sending the results from searches on the web toggle.

   Even if this toggle is turned on, information about suggested queries isn't associated with you or your device.

Sensitive information that's not sent

If Microsoft Edge detects typing in the Address bar that might contain sensitive information, Microsoft Edge doesn't send the typed text.

Sensitive information includes:

• Authentication credentials.
• Local file names.
• URL data that's normally encrypted.

Enabling collecting Address bar diagnostic data

You can configure Microsoft Edge to collect diagnostic data about the Address bar. Collected data includes the number of offered queries for all search providers.

To enable collecting diagnostic data:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then use the toggle Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news.

Deleting data

Typed characters and the websites that you visit are stored locally on the device, per profile.

To delete typed characters and the list of websites that you visited:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Click the Clear now button.

If Bing is your default search provider and you're signed in, you can delete your searches by using the Microsoft Privacy dashboard.

To clear your browsing history and delete websites from appearing as suggestions in the Address bar:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Click the Clear now button.

To delete the data that Microsoft collects from the Address bar and search suggestions features on Windows 10 and later:

1. In the Windows Start menu, enter Settings.

   The Settings window opens.

2. On the left, select Privacy & security.

3. Select Diagnostics & feedback > Delete diagnostic data, and then click the Delete button.

   All other data is deleted after 36 months.

You can also delete your search query history (end-user opt out), from Bing:

1. Go to Find what you need with Microsoft Search.

2. Find the section Suggested searches based on your search history.

To delete history data from both Microsoft Edge and the server, for an individual suggestion result:

• In the list in the Address bar, click X to the right of a Recent searches history item:

  

Account-specific search functions

Account-specific search functions are available if you're signed in to Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft work or school account, and Microsoft Search is available. Microsoft may send an anonymous token with your query, to provide account-specific functions, such as results specific to your company.

All data is transmitted securely over HTTPS. If Bing is your default search provider, the searches and typed characters are saved for up to six months.

Single-word search

If you search for a single word in the Address bar, Microsoft Edge may send the single word to your DNS server. If the single word corresponds to a host on your network, Microsoft Edge may try to connect to the corresponding host. For example, if your router uses the hostname router and you type router in the Address bar, you can either go to https://router, or search for the word router.

This single word isn't sent to your default search engine. This feature isn't controlled by the Show me search and site suggestions using my typed characters setting.

Changing your default search provider

To change your default search engine:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences > Address bar and search, and then use the Search engine used in the address bar dropdown list.

Data that's collected by other search providers follows the privacy policy of that company.

How the Address bar is affected by InPrivate and Guest mode

If you're browsing while using InPrivate or Guest mode, your autosuggestions are turned off.

InPrivate shows suggestions from your local browsing, such as browsing history and past searches. When using InPrivate, no typed characters are sent to your default search engine.

Guest mode doesn't display any suggestions or send typed characters to your default search engine.

Autofill

Autofill in Microsoft Edge lets you save form entry data. Form entry data includes passwords, payment information, addresses, and other data such as birthdays.

When you visit a site and start to fill out a form, Microsoft Edge uses form fill information to match your saved autofill data to the form. When you open a similar form, Microsoft Edge offers form entry data that you previously saved.

• Addresses and other form entries are saved by default.

• Passwords and credit card information are only saved with your explicit permission for each password and card.

To control saving and autofill of address and other form data:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Passwords and autofill ().

2. Select Personal info, and then use the Save and autofill personal info toggle.

AI-powered autofill suggestions

Microsoft Edge uses machine learning (ML) to enhance the autofill experience by providing smarter, context-aware suggestions. This makes form-filling more efficient.

The ML model processes form metadata and historical autofill data to generate intelligent recommendations. This reduces repetitive tasks and streamlines the user experience, while ensuring privacy and security.

To enable or disable machine learning-powered autofill suggestions:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Passwords and autofill ().

2. Select Personal info, and then use the AI-powered autofill suggestions toggle.

Prompting to save passwords

To prevent Microsoft Edge from prompting you to save passwords:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Passwords and autofill ().

2. Select Microsoft Password Manager (), and then turn off the Ask to save passwords toggle.

Autofill for saved passwords

To prevent Microsoft Edge from using autofill for saved passwords, and delete saved passwords:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Passwords and autofill ().

2. Select Microsoft Password Manager () > More settings, and then use the Autofill passwords and passkeys toggle.

Delete autofill data

To delete all autofill data:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select the Autofill form data (includes forms and cards) checkbox, and then click the Clear now button.

Syncing autofill data

If you're signed in and syncing, your autofill data is synced across all versions of Microsoft Edge where you're signed in with the same credentials.

When syncing, all autofill data is stored on encrypted Microsoft servers. The autofill data that's stored on Microsoft servers is used only for sync purposes.

To turn off syncing of your autofill data:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Sync, and then use the Personal info toggle.

If sync is on for autofill, deleting autofill data from a device while you're signed in to Microsoft Edge removes the data from all other devices that you're signed in to with the same credentials.

Forms and autofill

When you visit a webpage and submit a form, Microsoft Edge sends information about the form to the Microsoft form fill service. This information includes a hash of the hostname and autofill entry types. For example, text box 1 expects an email address, and text box 2 expects a password.

No user-entered information or user identifiers are sent to the service.

The information helps Microsoft Edge correctly identify forms across different webpages. The data is used to help match your saved autofill data to the form.

Guest mode and InPrivate mode

In Guest mode, autofill isn't available, and new autofill entries aren't added.

For InPrivate mode, Microsoft Edge offers autofill entries, but new autofill entries aren't added.

Cast

Cast in Microsoft Edge lets you display your media to another screen using Google Cast.

To access Cast:

• In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more (...) > More tools > Cast media to device.

Cast relies on the Media Router extension, which isn't automatically installed with Microsoft Edge. When you first use Cast, Microsoft Edge prompts for permission to install the Media Router extension. Select restart to install the Media Router extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

On startup and at regular intervals, Microsoft Edge sends update requests to the Chrome Web Store. Update requests include basic data about your version of Microsoft Edge. Regular updates keep the Media Router extension up to date.

The Media Router extension is hidden and doesn't appear in the Installed extensions page (Settings and more () > Extensions () > Manage extensions ().)

Google may collect some data associated with the Media Router extension.

To uninstall the Media Router extension, go to edge://flags#edge-on-demand-media-router and disable the feature. Uninstalling the Media Router extension stops updates from the Chrome Web Store.

Collections

The Collections feature in Microsoft Edge allows you to save webpages, text, images, and videos from the web. You can organize the content based on the projects, events, and interests that matter to you. You can also save notes in your Collections and add notes to individual items as well.

Collections uses the Microsoft Edge Entity Extraction service to enrich the content that you collect by including thumbnails and metadata, such as price and star rating. See Entity extraction, below.

The Collections feature isn't available in Guest mode or Kids Mode.

Collections storage and feature availability depend on your Microsoft Edge Sign-in and Sync settings.

Signed in with a personal account

When you sign in to Microsoft Edge with a personal Microsoft Account (MSA), your Collections, saved items, notes, and images are automatically saved on Microsoft cloud for free.

• You can access your Collections from Microsoft Edge on any device where you're signed in.

• You can even view and manage your Collections online in any browser by visiting the Collections portal at Bing.com.

• Collections also enhance your experience with a personalized interest feed, if your personalization settings support this feature.

When you sign in with a personal account and Sync for Collections is disabled, all Collections data is stored locally on the device, organized per Microsoft Edge profile.

You cannot access Collections from an InPrivate window while signed in with a personal account.

To disable Collections for a signed-in profile using a personal account:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences, and then turn off the Save content using Collections in Microsoft Edge toggle.

Signed in with a work or school account

If you're signed in with a work or school account and are syncing Collections, your Collections, saved items, notes, and images are synced across devices.

To stop syncing your Collections:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Sync, and then turn off the Collections toggle.

When you sign in with a work or school account and Sync for Collections is disabled, all Collections data is stored locally on the device, organized per Microsoft Edge profile.

You can access Collections from an InPrivate window while signed in with a work or school account.

Signed-out

When you don't sign in to Microsoft Edge, all Collections data is stored locally on the device, organized per Microsoft Edge profile.

You can access Collections from an InPrivate window when using a signed-out profile.

Compose

The Compose tool helps you draft text within the Microsoft Edge Sidebar, or rewrite selected text on any webpage.

Use Compose to draft text within the Edge Sidebar

In the Copilot pane, the Compose tool uses AI to write for you, starting from a short prompt and Tone, Format, and Length selections.

Text that's generated by Compose can be copied, or inserted directly into the webpage.

To access the Compose tool, in the upper right of Microsoft Edge, click the Copilot () button, and then select Compose. Or, use the Ctrl+Shift+. keyboard shortcut.

To change settings for the sidebar or Copilot pane:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Appearance ().

2. Scroll down to the Other appearance settings section, and then select Copilot and sidebar > App specific settings > Copilot.

Use Compose to rewrite selected text on any webpage

The Compose tool can help rephrase what you've written, and iterate using the same Tone, Format, and Length selections.

To access the Compose tool directly in a webpage:

1. Highlight text longer than five words in any input text field.

2. Click the Rewrite with Copilot button (or press Alt+I).

The Compose tool might not be available on some webpages or for certain input fields.

To disable the Compose tool for all webpages:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Languages ().

2. In the Writing assistance section, turn off the Draft with Microsoft 365 Copilot as you write on the web toggle.

Privacy and data protections for Compose

Text that you've highlighted or inputted for Compose is sent to Microsoft after you click the Rewrite or Generate button, not while you're selecting text. Each request contains the input prompt text, formatting selections, and IDs that are associated with your Microsoft Edge profile and device, to reference for subsequent requests.

Requests for Compose are sent over a secure HTTPS connection.

For enterprises, additional options for data protection are available for Compose. See Privacy and protections in the Microsoft Copilot documentation.

Copilot in Microsoft Edge

In Copilot in Microsoft Edge, you can ask complex questions, find comprehensive answers, get summarized information, and find inspiration to build upon, in a side-by-side view, with no need to flip between tabs.

To open Copilot in Microsoft Edge, click the Copilot () button in the upper right of the Microsoft Edge toolbar. Or, use the Ctrl+Shift+. keyboard shortcut.

If the Copilot () button isn't displayed in the upper right of the Microsoft Edge toolbar:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Appearance ().

2. In the Other appearance settings section, select Copilot and sidebar > Copilot, and then turn on the Show Copilot button on the toolbar toggle.

Data and consent used by Copilot in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge determines what data to send to Copilot, based on your query and your consent to share data with Microsoft.

For questions that don't need browsing context, such as "Help me plan a trip to Cannon Beach", Microsoft Edge shares the following data, to help Copilot answer your query effectively:

• The query.
• The URL.
• The page title.
• The previous conversation history.

For questions that need browsing context, such as when you ask Copilot to summarize a large page of text or a video, Microsoft Edge asks for your permission to access page information. When you grant permission to share page information, Microsoft Edge sends the following data to Copilot, to help generate a meaningful response:

• The query.
• The full browsing context. Microsoft Edge sends the full browsing context only for public pages that are on the Bing index.

To modify this permission:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Appearance ().

2. In the Other appearance settings section, select Copilot and sidebar > Copilot, and then use the Allow Copilot to use browser content toggle.

Duration of storage of conversation history

Conversation history is a history of all queries and responses from Copilot. Conversation history is stored until you choose to delete it. This is independent of whether you use Copilot in Bing, Copilot in Microsoft Edge, or the Copilot page at copilot.microsoft.com.

• Page content isn't stored. (Page content includes a video transcript, for a video.)

To delete all of your conversations with Copilot:

1. Go to your Privacy Dashboard.

2. Select Browsing and search > Copilot activity history > Clear all.

Our commitment to responsible AI

Copilot has numerous protective measures in place that are constantly evolving. See The new Bing: Our approach to Responsible AI.

Glossary of terms for Copilot

Crashes

If optional diagnostic data, including crash reports, are turned on, diagnostic data is collected when Microsoft Edge crashes or closes unexpectedly. The diagnostic data is used to diagnose and fix problems with Microsoft Edge and other Microsoft products and services.

Collected diagnostic data is in the form of crash dumps, which contain device and software state captured at the time Microsoft Edge crashed or closed. The crash dump contains information about what was happening at the time of the problem. Information such as the website you were visiting at the time of the crash or your CPU usage may be included in the diagnostic data.

If crash reporting is turned on, the crash dump is stored locally on the device and is sent to Microsoft by using an encrypted link.

Each crash dump contains:

• An identifier unique to the device.

• A resettable identifier that's unique to your browser.

• Extra diagnostic data such as the URL, CPU usage, and network usage, to help identify the problem. The extra diagnostic data helps Microsoft determine how many devices are encountering the problem and the severity.

Crash dumps are stored on secure Microsoft servers for up to 30 days, and then deleted.

To delete the diagnostic data on Windows 10 and later devices:

1. Open Start > Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback.

2. In Delete diagnostic data, select Delete.

Collected crash information, such as a count of crash types, is stored for reporting and product improvement purposes.

To clear the crash diagnostic data stored locally on a device:

1. Go to edge://crashes.

2. Click the Clear all button.

To turn off crash diagnostic data collection on Windows 10 and later:

• Open Start > Settings > Privacy and select Diagnostics & feedback.

For versions of Microsoft Edge on platforms other than Windows 10 and later:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

You can manage diagnostic data collection at the enterprise level. See group policies managed by your organization.

Developer tools

Microsoft Edge Developer Tools (DevTools) helps with website debugging and testing. To open DevTools, right-click the webpage and then select Inspect.

When you turn on certain features in Developer Tools, Microsoft Edge requests modules from Microsoft servers and downloads them to your device. The request is sent over a secure HTTPS connection, and contains a non-unique identifier that represents the version of Microsoft Edge.

The following DevTools tools require remote download:

• The 3D View tool. See Navigate webpage layers, z-index, and DOM using the 3D View tool.

• The Elements tool's Accessibility pane. See Inspect, edit, and debug HTML and CSS with the Elements tool.

• Webhint integration requires a remote module that's automatically requested when you open DevTools.

Diagnostic data

Microsoft uses diagnostic data to improve products and services. Diagnostic data is also used to keep products secure, up to date, and performing as expected. Microsoft believes in and practices information collection minimization. We strive to gather only the information we need, and to store it for only as long as needed to improve products and services.

Microsoft Edge collects a set of required diagnostic data needed to keep the product secure, up to date, and performing properly. The required diagnostic data includes device connectivity, configuration information, software setup, and inventory. Microsoft uses this diagnostic data to troubleshoot issues and keep Microsoft products and services reliable, secure, and operating normally.

For more information about diagnostic data on managed devices, see:

• Configure Windows diagnostic data in your organization
• Microsoft Edge diagnostic data group policy

You can choose to share additional, optional diagnostic data. As you use Microsoft Edge features and services, or other applications that use the Microsoft Edge web platform, Microsoft Edge sends optional diagnostic data about how you use those features and the websites you visit. With your permission, this optional diagnostic data is sent to Microsoft to improve products and services for everyone. This data isn't collected with or stored with your Microsoft account.

Optional diagnostic data includes:

• Feature usage
• Performance data
• Site load times
• Memory usage
• Websites you visit

For example, if you choose a website as a favorite, optional diagnostic data is sent. This diagnostic data includes that the favorite button was selected, and that a favorite was successfully added, but not which site was set as a favorite.

Information about websites that you visit in Microsoft Edge helps Microsoft engineers understand how quickly sites load, and increases the relevance of search results for all users. The data includes information about the website, such as:

• The URL of the page you visit
• Website metrics
• Title of the page
• How you accessed the page
• Information about the content of the page
• Other relevant information about the page navigation.

Diagnostic data is sent by using HTTPS, and is stored on Microsoft servers.

• On Windows devices, diagnostic data is sent with an identifier that's unique to your device.
• On devices other than Windows, the diagnostic data is associated with a resettable identifier that's unique to your browser.

The identifier is randomly generated, and doesn't contain your personal information.

The Microsoft Edge team respects the sensitivity of diagnostic data by restricting data access or removing personal information.

Controlling sending of diagnostic data

Reset the identifier that's unique to your browser (on Windows 10 and later)

To reset the identifier that's unique to your browser (on Windows 10 and later devices):

1. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Diagnostics & feedback.

2. Optionally, at the top, expand Diagnostic data, and then use the Send optional diagnostic data toggle.

3. Expand Delete diagnostic data, and then click the Delete button.

Reset the identifier that's unique to your browser (on devices other than Windows 10 and later)

To generate a new resettable identifier (ID) that's unique to your browser (on platforms other than Windows 10 and later):

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

   That diagnostic data includes how you use the browser, websites you visit, and enhanced error reporting.

   If this toggle is dimmed, click the Windows diagnostic data setting link next to the toggle.

   The reset (ID) functionality may be different for devices managed with group policies set by your organization.

View shared product data (on Windows 10 or later)

To view product data that's shared with Microsoft by using the Diagnostic Data Viewer (on Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) or later):

1. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Diagnostics & feedback.

2. Expand View diagnostic data, and then use the Turn on the Diagnostic Data Viewer (uses up to 1 GB of hard drive space) toggle.

3. Click the Open Diagnostic Data Viewer button.

View shared product data (on devices other than Windows 10 or later)

To view diagnostic data (for platforms other than Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) or later, or for versions of Windows 10 version 1803 and earlier):

1. In Microsoft Edge, go to edge://data-viewer.

   The window might be blank, and a caption might be displayed: "Go to settings and allow sending data about how you use the browser."

   In the upper right of the webpage, click Settings.

   The Profiles page of Edge Settings opens.

View the data that's been periodically sent to Microsoft

To view the data that's been periodically sent to Microsoft since the last time the viewer was opened:

1. Go to edge://data-viewer.

2. Refresh the viewer.

   The data that's been sent to Microsoft for your browser session is displayed.

The data that's used to populate edge://data-viewer is stored locally on the device. To clear the data in the viewer, close the edge://data-viewer tab.

Delete the diagnostic data

To help Microsoft improve Microsoft products and services, diagnostic data is aggregated, with personal identifiers removed, and stored for up to two years. Because the diagnostic data isn't collected from or stored with your Microsoft account, the diagnostic data cannot be viewed or deleted from your Microsoft privacy dashboard.

To delete the diagnostic data (on Windows 10 version 1803 or later):

1. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Diagnostics & feedback.

2. Expand Delete diagnostic data, and then click the Delete button.

The "delete diagnostic data" functionality is only supported on Windows 10 version 1803 or later. For more information, see Diagnostics, feedback, and privacy in Windows 10 and later.

View your Windows diagnostic data setting

For Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and later, sending Optional diagnostic data is determined by your Windows diagnostic data setting.

To view your Windows diagnostic data setting (for Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and later):

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

Control the collection of diagnostic data (on Windows 10 and later)

To change the diagnostics settings (on Windows 10 and later):

• Go to Start > Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback.

Control the collection of diagnostic data (on devices other than Windows 10 and later)

To control the collection of diagnostic data (on platforms other than Windows 10 and later):

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

The Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products setting is used for all profiles that are associated with the installation of Microsoft Edge on your device. The setting isn't synced across devices.

Organization-managed devices

If your device is managed by group policies that are set by your organization, the diagnostic data settings are displayed (read-only) in Edge Settings.

To view the diagnostic data settings that are managed by your organization:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then view the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

Separate diagnostic data for Edge and Windows

As of March 6, 2024, Microsoft Edge diagnostic data is collected separately from Windows diagnostic data on Windows 10 (version 22H2 and newer) and Windows 11 (version 23H2 and newer) devices in the European Economic Area.

For these versions of Windows, the diagnostic data setting for Microsoft Edge is controlled through Edge Settings, rather than being a Windows setting that's reflected in that Edge Settings page.

To view or change the diagnostic data settings:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then use the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

Diagnostic data for InPrivate browsing and Guest mode

The Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle setting applies to InPrivate browsing and Guest mode. Information about websites you visit is never sent while browsing InPrivate or in Guest mode.

Digital Rights Management and Media Licenses

When a website offers media content that's protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM), Microsoft Edge uses a secure playback pipeline to make sure the content isn't improperly viewed or copied. As part of the feature, Microsoft Edge may store DRM-related data on your device, including a unique identifier and media licenses.

Microsoft Edge may also transmit the unique identifier to a media licensing server specified by the content provider. When you use the website, Microsoft Edge retrieves the DRM information to make sure you have permission to use the content. The data helps to validate access to the protected content and ensure a seamless media experience.

Encrypted Media Extensions API

Microsoft Edge supports DRM using the Encrypted Media Extensions API (EME API) for HTML5 sites. The EME API allows websites to communicate with a DRM provider called a Content Decryption Module (CDM). Different DRM systems, such as Widevine by Google or PlayReady by Microsoft, may be supported by the CDM implementation of the developer.

Content providers may choose to support one or more potential DRM systems. Providers may use the function of the EME API to decide which DRM system to use for a specific client.

For more information about EME privacy, see Encrypted Media Extensions Privacy.

PlayReady DRM

Microsoft Edge supports PlayReady DRM only on Windows 10 and later. PlayReady is a DRM implementation to deliver media experiences such as 4K video and Dolby Atmos audio.

Microsoft Edge uses the Windows Platform Media Foundation APIs to support PlayReady. To validate access to protected content, Microsoft Edge uses the Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system. Windows uses a unique identifier (ID), and communicates the ID with the PlayReady service.

All EME, CDM, and browser data for PlayReady that persists on the device is stored and maintained on Microsoft Edge.

For more information about PlayReady, see Simple End to End System.

Widevine by Google DRM

Microsoft Edge supports Widevine by Google DRM and the option is on by default. Microsoft Edge periodically fetches updates for Widevine from Google servers. The use of Widevine may include communications to Google.

To opt-out of using Widevine in Microsoft Edge:

1. Go to edge://flags/#edge-widevine-drm.

2. Next to Widevine DRM, select Disabled, and then in the lower right, click the Restart button.

Widevine has the capability to create a unique device identifier and transmit it to Google. For more specific information on Widevine and privacy, see the Google privacy policy.

Flash Access DRM

Microsoft Edge supports the Flash Access DRM by Adobe, which is used by some sites instead of HTML5. You're prompted to allow Adobe Flash when a site requests it.

When a site uses the Flash Access DRM by Adobe, Microsoft Edge gives Adobe access to a unique device identifier.

To clear and reset any locally stored instances of the unique device identifier:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select the Cookies and other site data checkbox, and then click the Clear now button.

To stop Adobe Flash DRM from ever being used, go to edge://settings/content/flash.

When you request access to encrypted HTML5 media such as an online movie, Microsoft Edge creates a license request to decrypt the media. The CDM in use creates the license request containing a request ID. The request is sent to the license server. No part of the license request contains any personal data, and the license request isn't stored on the device.

When returning the media license, a media identifier is created which is unique to the user and the site. The ID isn't shared between sites and is different for each site. A session ID, used to identify a playback session, is sent with the media identifier to decrypt the media. The media identifier is stored locally on the device and may be stored with the content provider.

To control DRM and content protections:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Site permissions > All permissions > Protected content IDs, and then use the following toggles:

   • Allow sites to play protected content (recommended) - This controls playback for CDM-based DRM systems such as PlayReady and Widevine, but not for non-CDM-based systems like Flash Access DRM. To manage Flash site permissions, go to edge://settings/content/flash. Turning off the setting causes media functions to stop working properly.

   • Allow identifiers for protected content (computer restart may be required) - Turning off this setting prevents the creation of identifiers for Flash Access DRM and prevents Widevine from periodically fetching updates from Google. Turning off the setting may cause media functions on some sites to stop working properly.

Do Not Track

The Do Not Track feature asks websites you visit not to use trackers.

Enabling the Send "Do Not Track" requests setting doesn't guarantee that the websites aren't able to track you. Some sites may honor the request by showing you ads not based on any previous browsing. Microsoft Edge doesn't control whether or not the request is honored.

If you enable the Do Not Track feature, Microsoft Edge sends a DNT:1 HTTP header with your outgoing HTTP, HTTPS, and SPDY browsing traffic requests.

To enable the Do Not Track feature:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn on the Send "Do Not Track" requests toggle.

To help prevent websites from tracking you:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Tracking prevention, and then click Balanced (Recommended) or Strict.

Guest mode and InPrivate mode

When you use Guest mode, Microsoft Edge doesn't send Do Not Track requests.

When you use InPrivate browsing, Microsoft Edge only sends Do Not Track requests if the Send "Do Not Track" requests setting is turned on for the profile you're using.

Downloads

Microsoft Edge lets you download files safely and securely.

To choose where files are downloaded on your device:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Downloads ().

2. Next to Location, click the Change button.

SmartScreen for downloads

SmartScreen evaluates information about a file prior to downloading the file, to check the reputation of the file. This reputation check helps you avoid accidentally downloading known malware that's known to hurt your device.

If SmartScreen is enabled, information about the file, such as the file name and URL, are sent to SmartScreen to check the reputation of the file.

To change SmartScreen settings:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Security, and then use the Protect from harmful sites and downloads toggle.

For more information about SmartScreen, see SmartScreen, below.

Downloads history

To view the history of your previous downloads:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Downloads ().

2. In the Downloads popup, optionally select More options () > Open downloads page.

To clear your browsing data and delete your download history:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select the Download history checkbox, and then click the Clear now button.

Deleting your download history from Microsoft Edge doesn't remove the files from your device.

Deleting downloaded files from your device doesn't remove the files from your download history.

When you use InPrivate browsing or Guest mode, the download history from the session is cleared when you close the InPrivate or Guest windows.

The files remain saved on the device.

Enterprise security and compliance

Microsoft Edge supports a variety of first-party enterprise security and compliance features, including the following.

These features become functional only on enterprise-managed devices by acquiring the right license for the feature or by the administrator deploying specific policies on the device.

When these enterprise features are on, the browser sends auditing and diagnostic data to the administrator as per the feature's requirement to function, manage or diagnose properly. This data collection is controlled by the enterprise administrator, and end users aren't able to opt-out.

To understand your company's policies for such data collection, contact your enterprise administrator.

Entity extraction

Microsoft Edge uses entity extraction templates that are specific to a list of supported websites to identify the name, price, ratings, primary image, and other data about the item being collected locally.

When creating the collection, no user identifiers or other data are sent to Microsoft services.

To delete such templates stored on the device:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select the checkbox for one or more types of data, and then click the Clear now button.

Extensions and Microsoft Edge Add-ons

You can install extensions in Microsoft Edge to add functions to the browser. When you install an extension from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website or another extension store, Microsoft collects information about the extension to help developers and Microsoft understand how the extension is used.

Microsoft Edge collects aggregated data including the number of times an extension was downloaded and information about how it's performing, such as crash data. Microsoft shares the aggregated data with the developers of the extension.

Comments and reviews from users are public on the Add-ons website and are also shared with the developers. If you're signed in to Microsoft Edge, installed extensions from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website are associated with your account to provide extension recommendations. The data is used in aggregate to understand the popularity of extensions.

To sync extensions and preferences across all your signed-in syncing versions of Microsoft Edge:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Sync, and then click the Sign in to sync data button.

Installing extensions is optional.

To uninstall an extension:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Extensions () > Manage extensions ().

2. On an extension, click Remove.

When an extension is installed, it specifies what user data it needs to access. Microsoft Edge asks for your permission before installing the extension. Make sure an extension is credible and secure before installing it. Review the privacy policy of the developer for the specific extension.

Extensions are updated using the Microsoft Edge update service. Microsoft Edge sends a list of installed extensions to the update service to check for updates. If you install an extension from the Chrome Web Store, requests are sent to the Chrome Web Store at regular intervals to check for extension updates. The extension identifier, extension version, and information about Microsoft Edge are included in the request for updates.

To stop requests to the Chrome Web Store:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Extensions () > Manage extensions ().

2. On the left, turn off the Allow extensions from other stores toggle.

   Extensions from other stores are uninstalled.

You can import extensions from other browsers like Google Chrome. If an imported extension is available in the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website, Microsoft Edge automatically installs the extension from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website. If you previously had the extension turned on, Microsoft Edge automatically turns it on for you.

If an extension isn't available from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website, Microsoft Edge locally copies and installs your extension from Google Chrome without turning it on or connecting to the Chrome Web Store. Microsoft Edge asks for your permission to turn on the extension and to allow extensions from other stores. If you granted permission, Microsoft Edge allows installation of extensions from other stores and updates to your extensions using the Chrome Web Store.

To control whether to allow extensions from other stores:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Extensions () > Manage extensions ().

2. On the left, use the Allow extensions from other stores toggle.

Family safety

Microsoft offers tools to help families stay connected and keep kids safer on Windows, Xbox, and Android devices running Microsoft Launcher.

Within a family group, there are family settings that should be enabled for children while using Microsoft Edge. The family group organizer must enable the settings for users in the group. The three main features offered to a family group are web filtering, activity reporting, and safe search.

Web filtering protects children in the family group from going to mature websites or websites blocked by the family organizer.

Activity reporting records information about the websites children visit. Records also include searches, screen time, devices used, and attempt to visit blocked sites. The family group organizer may see the information at family.microsoft.com. The data is collected, encrypted in transit, sent to Microsoft, and stored on secure Microsoft storage servers. The data is collected with the child's Microsoft account so it may be properly managed. Activity reports are stored on family.microsoft.com for up to 30 days and then deleted after.

Safe search adds a safe keyword to the header request to search engines. Bing reads the safe keyword and filters search results returned to the child. Other search engines may return filtered results due to the keyword. All of the child's searches are collected and made available for the family organizer to view in activity reports or at family.microsoft.com. The data is collected with the child's Microsoft account so it may be properly managed.

The child account's health status is also monitored. When a child needs to take action to log back into their account, such as when a password has changed or expired, their parent is informed. This data is collected, encrypted in transit, and sent to Microsoft and stored on secure Microsoft storage servers. The account health status is stored on family.microsoft.com for up to 30 days and then is deleted afterwards.

The child's browsing data is stored on secure Microsoft servers and made available to parents for up to 30 days, then immediately deleted. The data may be deleted at any time from the Microsoft privacy dashboard.

To clear browsing data stored locally on a device:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select checkboxes as needed, and then click the Clear now button.

Collecting child browsing data and sharing it with the family group organizer requires two things:

• The child must be signed in to Windows 10 and later with a Microsoft account.

• The activity reporting setting must be turned on by the family organizer.

The child doesn't need to be signed in to Microsoft Edge to collect browsing data. If family safety features aren't available on your version of Windows, update to the most recent version of Windows.

Guest mode and InPrivate browsing aren't available if web filtering or activity reporting is turned on.

The family group organizer may stop the data collection from the family safety portal. For more information about Microsoft family safety features, see What is a Microsoft family group?

Find on page

Use the "Find on page" feature to search a webpage for key words. In a webpage, press Ctrl+F (Windows, Linux) or Command+F (macOS). Or, click Settings (..), and then select Find on page. A search box opens. Enter a word, phrase, or other string into this search box. As you type, all occurrences of the string in the page are highlighted. You can then move through the search results by clicking the Previous result and Next result buttons.

By default, the Include related matches in Find on page feature allows Find on page to find other related matches, including synonyms and alternate spellings.

When the Include related matches in Find on page toggle is turned on, Microsoft Edge sends the text of the webpage, your search terms, and a service token to a Microsoft cloud service over a secure HTTPS connection. The service token doesn't contain any user-identifiable information.

A Microsoft cloud service then processes the text to find results on the page that are related to your search. The webpage text and search terms that are sent to Microsoft are deleted immediately after processing occurs.

Related matches in Find on page aren't available when using InPrivate browsing.

To stop Microsoft Edge from finding related matches in Find on page:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Scroll down to the Services section, and then turn off the Include related matches in Find on page toggle.

Geolocation

While you browse the web, websites can request your device's location from Microsoft Edge. Data about your device's location can be either precise or imprecise. For example, a precise location is needed to provide driving directions to or from your specific location. An imprecise location might be used to provide search results, news, and weather relevant to your general area.

Microsoft Edge supports the Geolocation API, which provides websites access to your device's location. By default, Microsoft Edge asks for your permission before granting a site access to your precise location.

To manage site permissions or to always block sites from accessing your precise location:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Site permissions > All permissions > Location.

Microsoft Edge provides the site with a location using your device's location services when they're turned on. If your device's location services are turned off, Microsoft Edge tries to estimate your location by sending local network information (which might contain nearby Wi-Fi access point information and your device's IP address) to a Microsoft service.

For more information about how to enable location services on Windows, see Windows location service and privacy.

When the site you're on has access to your location, Microsoft Edge shows a location icon in the address bar:

You can select this icon to get more information and to manage the location access permissions for this site.

Microsoft Edge doesn't collect or store the location data that's shared with the site, and generates a new random identifier for each request.

Geolocation for InPrivate and Guest mode

When you browse the web using InPrivate:

• The Ask and Block permissions (which control accessing your precise location) are inherited from the profile that you used to open the InPrivate window.

• The Allow permissions aren't automatically inherited from the profile that you used to open the InPrivate window. Microsoft Edge asks for your permission again, before granting the site access to your precise location.

In Guest mode, Microsoft Edge always asks for permission, before granting a site access to your precise location.

History

History supports views to display images of your web navigations and enhance your history experience. All history data is stored locally on the device, and is organized per Microsoft Edge profile. Images are saved for the duration the history exists (90 days).

To not capture image files in History:

• Open the history hub, and then click the Turn off images button.

Or:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Scroll down to the Services section, and then turn off the toggle for Save screenshots of site for History.

   All previously saved images are erased.

Image descriptions

When browsing the web in Microsoft Edge, screen reader users may encounter images that aren't annotated with alt text. Without alt text to describe these images, the images are effectively invisible to screen reader users.

When Image Descriptions is turned on, Microsoft Edge detects these images that lack alt text, and sends the images to Azure Cognitive Services, to generate captions.

The generated captions are then announced to screen reader users. Even when Get image descriptions from Microsoft for screen readers is turned on, images are only sent to the service when a screen reader (or other assistive technology) is connected to Microsoft Edge.

Only raw image data is sent to Azure Cognitive Services. Images are sent un-encrypted, to reduce latency. No user identifiers are included in the requests to the service. Images aren't stored or saved on Microsoft servers; images are discarded immediately after the captions are generated.

To control Image Descriptions:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Accessibility ().

2. Use the Get image descriptions for screen readers toggle.

To turn on Image Descriptions for the current webpage, without enabling Image Descriptions for all webpages:

1. While using a screen reader, right-click the webpage, and then select Get image descriptions from Microsoft > Just once.

   The current webpage is scanned for all images that lack alt text, and then Edge sends those images to the service, to obtain descriptions. The Image Description feature remains off for other pages, and for future browsing.

Import browser data

Microsoft Edge offers an interactive and seamless experience when you launch the browser for the first time. You can import your browser data to Microsoft Edge from another browser. The data includes your favorites, browsing history, cookies, autofill data, extensions, settings, and other browsing data.

With your confirmation, Microsoft Edge imports browser data from other browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge imports data from your most used browser as defined by your operating system. If you choose to regularly import your browsing data, browsing data will be imported each time Microsoft Edge is launched.

Importing your data is completed locally on your device and is stored locally. The imported data is sent to Microsoft only after you do at least one of the following actions:

• Sign into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account, and turn on sync'ing of your browsing data across all signed-in devices.

• In Microsoft Edge settings, turn on the toggle Privacy, search, and services > Personalization & advertising > Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news.

You can manage your browsing history that's stored on Microsoft servers by visiting https://account.microsoft.com.

To manage your import preferences:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Import browser data, and then click an Import button.

Importing extensions

When importing extensions, if the extension isn't available on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website, Microsoft Edge imports a local copy and asks for permission before starting. The permissions for some of the extensions may have changed.

To view the permissions for imported extensions:

• In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Extensions () > Manage extensions ().

Updating the browser

When Microsoft Edge is updated, your browsing data from older versions of Microsoft Edge is automatically imported.

Install and update

You can download and install Microsoft Edge on platforms such as Windows and macOS. Microsoft Edge uses the updater service to keep your version of Microsoft Edge up to date and secure.

When you install or update Microsoft Edge, the following information about your device is sent to Microsoft:

• The release channel.
• Basic hardware information.
• Update identifiers.
• An identifier that's unique to your device.
• A resettable identifier that's unique to your browser.
• The IP address of the device is sent to the updater service, but the last decimal is scrubbed, for added privacy protection.

During each browsing session, a new randomly generated token is created, to install updated versions of Microsoft Edge. The token isn't associated with any personal information, and is only used for the installation and update process, and to improve the updater service.

Progress reporting

Microsoft Edge pings the Microsoft Edge updater service about the progress of installation and update. If an installation or update fails and crash reporting is turned on, a log is created and sent to Microsoft. For more information about sending crash reports to Microsoft, see Crashes, above.

To better understand the success of Microsoft Edge downloads, Microsoft collects information about:

• How you downloaded Microsoft Edge.
• The success of the installation.
• Any uninstalls.

Automatic updates are turned on by default, for all Microsoft Edge users.

• On all platforms, Microsoft Edge checks for updates on startup, and periodically while running.
• On macOS devices, Microsoft AutoUpdate also periodically checks for updates of Microsoft products.

More controls and configurations are available for organizations; see Update in Microsoft Edge - Update policies.

Internet Explorer mode

Microsoft Edge offers a simplified experience with the integration of Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft Edge only supports IE 11, and IE mode is only available on Windows. The IE mode feature is available for organizations through group policies. The administrator chooses to open certain sites in IE mode in Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft Edge downloads the list of sites from a location defined by the administrator through a policy, and caches the file that determines which sites must be opened in IE mode. Depending on your Windows or IE 11 settings, Microsoft Edge collects diagnostic data about the use of IE mode.

Collected data includes:

• Which sites you visit.

• Performance data.

• Reliability data.

• Feature usage data.

• On Windows 10 and later, the diagnostic data is collected according to your Windows Diagnostic data setting.

• On Windows 8.1, website information is collected if the user has opted into the Flip Ahead or Suggested Sites feature in IE.

IE mode might not follow the same data collection settings in the Microsoft Edge Privacy settings.

If your administrator turned on Enterprise Site Discovery, browsing history data is collected periodically to help administrators review the sites that users visit and ensure that system upgrades continue to support those sites. For more information about Enterprise Site Discovery in Internet Explorer 11, see Collect data using Enterprise Site Discovery.

To turn on IE mode, for non-enterprise users on a Windows device:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Default browser ().

2. Next to Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode (IE mode), in the dropdown menu, select Allow, or possibly Default.

Then, to open a tab in IE mode:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > More tools, and then select Reload in Internet Explorer mode.

After you turn on IE mode, Microsoft Edge periodically requests a list of unsupported sites from a Microsoft service. The request is sent over HTTPS and doesn't contain any identifiers.

Internet Explorer browsing data is stored locally in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.

To delete browsing data while browsing in IE mode:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then in the Clear browsing data for Internet Explorer section, click the Choose what to clear button.

Intrusive ads

To provide a better browsing experience, Microsoft Edge offers to block advertisements from loading on sites that show intrusive or misleading ads.

When Ads Blocking is turned on, Microsoft Edge periodically downloads from Microsoft servers the most recent list of sites that show intrusive or misleading ads and stores it locally on your device. No user identifiers are included in the download request.

If you visit a site that's on the list, Microsoft Edge blocks all ads on the site and you should see the Ads blocked message.

The Ads Blocking feature doesn't send additional information to Microsoft or request additional information from Microsoft while you're browsing the web.

To allow ads for the site:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Site permissions > All permissions > Intrusive ads.

3. Change the settings.

Jump list

The jump list in Microsoft Edge lets you easily find your most recently closed sites:

• Hover on the Microsoft Edge icon in the task bar and right-click.

  The last three closed tabs are stored locally for each profile.

Then, to delete a site from the jump list in Windows 10 and later:

• Right-click the site, and then select Remove from this list.

To clear or change the display of your recently closed tabs in the jump list:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data > Choose what to clear every time you close the browser, and then use the Browsing history toggle.

For more information about clearing your browsing data, see View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge.

Guest mode and InPrivate mode

When using Guest mode, the jump list isn't available.

When using an InPrivate window, Microsoft Edge doesn't add closed tab information to the jump list.

Kids Mode

Kids Mode is a convenient browsing mode designed for kids inside Microsoft Edge. With the kid-friendly features and safety guardrails in place, Kids Mode is a great place for children to safely explore the web. Kids Mode includes features such as:

• Custom browser themes.
• Kid-friendly content.
• Browsing based on an allowlist.
• Bing SafeSearch set to strict.
• A password requirement to exit.

Kids Mode doesn't require a child account or profile, therefore there's no sign in for Kids Mode.

Allowed sites

Browsing in Kids Mode is limited to a default list of kid-friendly websites. Upon navigation, the website is compared to a local list of allowed websites. The websites that have been visited in Kids Mode aren't viewable on family.microsoft.com, because the browsing in Kids Mode isn't associated with any account.

Allowed website exceptions may be added through the profile in which Kids Mode was launched. Those exceptions are synced to the profile in which Kids Mode was launched, if that user is signed in.

To enhance the Kids Mode experience, Microsoft Edge adds a safe keyword to the header request to Microsoft Bing and Microsoft News. The safe keyword helps filter out inappropriate search results and news.

Preferences

Kids Mode sets preferences for Microsoft Edge settings; for example:

• Tracking prevention is set to Strict, to block most trackers on websites.

• "Clear browsing data on close" is also turned on, which clears things such as Cookies and other website data, when Kids Mode closes.

• You cannot change the privacy settings for Kids Mode.

• Other settings like Windows Defender SmartScreen, and diagnostic data, are configured according to the profile in which Kids Mode was launched.

  • For more information about how you use the browser and Windows Defender SmartScreen, see SmartScreen, below.

  • For more information about diagnostic data, see Diagnostic data, above.

Kids Mode doesn't collect data for personalization of the news feed or other Microsoft services.

To clear browsing data at any time within Kids Mode:

1. Choose Settings > Privacy.

2. Choose Choose what to clear.

Microsoft Edge WebDriver

Microsoft Edge WebDriver allows developers to drive the Microsoft Edge browser using the WebDriver protocol. The Microsoft Edge WebDriver is an executable file msedgedriver.exe that's separate from Microsoft Edge. Developers can call the driver from client code, such as a test script.

By default, Microsoft Edge WebDriver sends diagnostic data to Microsoft, such as the status of the New Session WebDriver command.

To turn off diagnostic data collection for Microsoft Edge WebDriver:

• Set the MSEDGEDRIVER_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT environment variable to 1.

See also:

• Use WebDriver to automate Microsoft Edge automation.

Microsoft Password Manager

Microsoft Edge is committed to keeping you safe on the web. If you're signed in to Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Password Manager alerts you if your credentials have been exposed in a third-party data breach. If Microsoft Password Manager is turned on, your saved credentials are hashed and encrypted locally on your device.

Saved credentials are sent to Microsoft servers over HTTPS, and compared against an encrypted list of known breached credentials. Your account identifier is securely sent along with your hashed and encrypted credentials to the Microsoft Password Manager service.

If a credential is found in the list of known breached credentials, Microsoft sends an encrypted response back to your version of Microsoft Edge. The message warns you that your credential was detected as part of a hack or breach. No data is stored on Microsoft servers after the check is complete.

The feature is only available for users signed in to Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge asks for your permission to turn on Microsoft Password Manager.

To configure Microsoft Password Manager:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Passwords and autofill ().

2. Select Microsoft Password Manager.

Network time

Microsoft Edge uses a Microsoft network time service to track time from an external source, such as a time server. The Microsoft network time service is used to get the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

At random intervals or when Microsoft Edge encounters an expired SSL certificate, Microsoft Edge may send requests to Microsoft to obtain the time from a trusted source. The requests contain no cookies or user identifiers, and no data is logged.

The requests occur more frequently if Microsoft Edge detects the system clock is inaccurate. A system clock inaccuracy happens if the user changes the time on the operating system and that conflicts with the correct time zone.

New tab page

Microsoft Edge provides an engaging and user-centric new tab page with a search box that's powered by Bing. Microsoft Edge also provides quick link tiles for the sites you visit most frequently, and relevant content from Microsoft News or Microsoft 365.

You can change the appearance of the new tab page by selecting the customize button. Your new tab page preferences are set for each profile, and are stored locally on your device. The preferences aren't synced across devices.

To speed up load times for the Microsoft Edge new tab page, the page may be loaded in the background. The content that's loaded might include cookies, if you allow cookies.

To turn off background loading for the Microsoft new tab page:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Start, home, and new tab page ().

2. Turn off the Preload your new tab page toggle.

Microsoft News

To tailor content to your interactions and preferences, the new tab page in Microsoft Edge stores cookies with randomly generated identifiers on the device. A scrubbed version of your IP address is also used to tailor the content to your general region.

To clear the cookies that persist on your device:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select the Cookies and other site data checkbox, and then click the Clear now button.

To prevent ads from being personalized, see Ad settings on the Microsoft privacy dashboard. Turn off the See personalized ads in your browser setting.

To turn off the quick link tiles, open customize button > Custom and turn off the Show quick links setting. Microsoft Edge uses your local browsing history to personalize the quick link tiles. You can delete or create new tiles. The data is only stored locally on the device, per profile.

The search box on the new tab page runs a Bing search based on the query you type. To automatically provide search suggestions and results, Microsoft Edge shares your typed characters, search query, IP address, and search identifiers with Bing.

The search box may be configured with group policies to provide search results from Microsoft Search. The results can include information from your organization such as documents and intranet content. To provide an integrated search experience, Microsoft Edge stores cookies locally on the device.

If you're signed in to Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft account, you can manage your browsing activity that's associated with the new tab page by using the Microsoft privacy dashboard.

Microsoft Edge collects diagnostic data about how you use the new tab page, such as interactions with the search box and selections on quick link tiles.

To enable collection of diagnostic data about how you use the new tab page:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

The browser sends diagnostic data about how you use the Microsoft News page to Microsoft, to help understand user interactions with news content and improve Microsoft products.

To turn off Microsoft News content, select the customize button on the new tab page.

News data is sent to Microsoft using HTTPS and stored for up to 13 months, after which it's aggregated and the personal identifiers are removed.

The new tab page also lets you set a custom image as the background. The image is stored locally on the device, and can be deleted by removing the image or uploading a new image. No information about the image is sent to Microsoft.

Microsoft 365

If you're signed in to Microsoft Edge with a work or school account, your organization may turn on Microsoft 365 as an option for page content on the new tab page. The feature is currently available only for commercial customers under the Microsoft Online Services Terms (OST).

For more information about privacy for Microsoft 365, see Overview of privacy controls for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

InPrivate browsing and Guest mode offer alternative new tab page experiences.

On startup

Microsoft Edge lets you resume browsing where you left off in the previous browser session. Microsoft Edge opens your last open tabs from your previous browsing session, including session cookies.

This feature remains available on startup, to restore tabs from your previous session and keep you signed in to sites you visited.

To configure Microsoft Edge to display the open tabs from your previous browsing session:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Start, home, and new tab page ().

2. Select the Open tabs from the previous session option button.

If you select that setting and clear browsing data each time you close the browser, the data that you specified is deleted, but the URL persists for the next session.

Permanent startup pages

You can set Microsoft Edge to open specific pages (tabs) on startup. The pages that you specify are stored locally on your device, and are profile-specific.

Sync

If you turned on sync for settings, the specified pages are synced across all versions of Microsoft Edge where you're signed-in.

To enable syncing your settings:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Sync, and then turn on the Settings toggle.

Startup for InPrivate and Guest mode

InPrivate and Guest mode tabs aren't restored on startup.

Payments

Microsoft Edge helps you be more productive by letting you save your payment info to your browser profile and offering to automatically fill in payment forms with the info when you need it while browsing. When you encounter a similar payment form, Microsoft Edge offers to fill in the form with the saved info. Credit cards and other payment info is only saved with your explicit permission.

Microsoft Edge asks you if you want to store your payment info if payment autofill is turned on. The info is encrypted locally on your device.

To delete saved payment information:

• Go to edge://settings/payments.

When you delete saved payment info, the info no longer appears as an autofill suggestion.

To not save any payment information:

1. Go to edge://settings/payments.

2. Turn off the Payments feature.

Microsoft Edge lets you save your payment information to your browser profile. Microsoft Edge offers to automatically fill in payment forms when needed. Whenever you encounter a similar payment form, Microsoft Edge offers to fill in the form. Credit card and other payment information are only saved with your explicit permission.

Microsoft Edge asks you if you want to store your payment information, if payment autofill is turned on. The information is encrypted locally on your device. To manage payment information, go to edge://settings/payments. When you delete saved payment information, it no longer appears as an autofill suggestion.

Microsoft Edge also supports saving your payment information to your Microsoft account if you're signed in and syncing, which makes the information available across devices. To save payment information to your Microsoft account, credit card verification (CVV) may be required, depending on your current region. CVV is only used for authorization and will not be stored by Microsoft.

Microsoft Edge supports the PaymentRequest API. The API lets you pay for purchases with payment information you previously saved using autofill. The PaymentRequest API allows the merchant to request the following information:

• Credit card number
• Credit card expiration date
• Full name
• Billing address
• Email address
• Phone number
• Shipping address

The PaymentRequest API tells the merchant that you have credit card information saved, but doesn't share any information with the merchant unless you allow it.

To turn off the Payments feature:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings ().

2. In the Search settings text box, enter payment.

Autofill and sync

If you previously saved payment information to your Microsoft account, the payment information is also available for autofill in the browser. During payment autofill, a card from your Microsoft account is masked and is only fully revealed after two-factor authentication. This masking provides added security when retrieving your payment information.

Payment information stored in your Microsoft account syncs across devices. If you previously made any Xbox or Microsoft Store purchases, you might already have payment information saved to your Microsoft account.

Feature availability

The Payments feature is only available for users with a non-child Microsoft account.

The Payments feature isn't available for users signed into Microsoft Edge with a work or school account.

Personalization

If you allow personalization, the Microsoft Edge team collects and uses your Microsoft Edge browsing history to personalize experiences and advertising on Bing, Microsoft News, and other Microsoft services.

Personalization provides more relevant and useful search results, ads, and news content. For example, if the Microsoft Edge team determines based on your browsing that you prefer a particular store, the ads you see may be for that store. Similarly, if you frequently look at travel blogs and read travel articles, your news feed may include news content about traveling.

Your browsing history is collected and used for personalization only if all of the following conditions are met:

• You're signed in to a non-child Microsoft account.

• You gave permission for the collection and use of the data for personalization.

• Your group policies that are managed by an organization (such as employer or school) allow personalization.

• You're not using the browser in Guest mode or InPrivate mode.

Your browsing history and other data are transferred over HTTPS, and are attached to your Microsoft account information. Your browsing history is stored on secure Microsoft servers for up to 180 days. After 180 days, the data is deleted and not used for personalization.

To view and delete previously shared browsing history:

• Go to the Microsoft privacy dashboard.

To modify your interests or opt-out of personalized ads:

• Go to Ad settings on the Microsoft privacy dashboard.

Opting out of personalized ads on the Microsoft privacy dashboard doesn't turn off the collection and use of your browsing history for personalization of search results and content in your news feed.

To turn off the collection and use of your Microsoft Edge browsing history for personalized search results and news:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news toggle.

If you stop sharing the data, Microsoft no longer collects and uses your browsing history to personalize ads, search results, and news.

Feature availability

The personalization feature is only available for users with a non-child Microsoft account.

The personalization feature isn't available for users signed in to Microsoft Edge with a work or school account.

For more information about personalization in Microsoft Edge, see Microsoft Edge browsing history for personalized advertising and experiences.

Print

In Microsoft Edge, you can print webpages, PDF files, or other content by using devices and applications.

When you print to a printer, application, or PDF, Microsoft Edge sends the commands and file information to the operating system of your device. The information isn't sent to Microsoft.

All data sent to the operating system of your device for printing is deleted immediately after printing is completed or canceled.

You can also print webpages and files to a PDF by using Microsoft Print to PDF, which doesn't send any data about the file back to Microsoft. Any annotations that have been made to the PDF file are saved locally to the file.

To change your printing destination:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > System and performance ().

2. Select Manage printers.

   Windows Settings opens, displaying the page Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners.

Profiles

Profiles in Microsoft Edge allow you to separate your browsing data into independent profiles. Data associated with one profile is separate from data associated with other profiles. Your personal favorites and history, for example, aren't synchronized with your work account if you set each up in different profiles.

However, users can easily switch between existing profiles in Microsoft Edge without the need for passwords. If users have access to the same device, users may create another profile on the same version of Microsoft Edge without the permission of the current profile owner.

Removing the profile from Microsoft Edge settings permanently deletes browsing data for the specific profile stored on the device, such as browsing history, favorites, form fill data, and passwords. Data synced to your account may still be stored in the Microsoft cloud and may be cleared from the Microsoft privacy dashboard.

Guest mode

Guest mode is a temporary instance of a fresh profile. It allows you to browse on another user's device without modifying the signed-in profile. Browsing data from Guest mode such as favorites, browsing history, passwords, and form fill data doesn't persist after you close all Guest mode windows. Downloaded files are stored on the device, but the history of the downloads is deleted.

Guest mode allows you to browse the web without being signed in to other sites automatically. Microsoft Edge doesn't send websites any information to indicate that the user is browsing in Guest mode.

When you use Guest mode, permission to collect diagnostic data about how you use the browser and websites you visit is taken from the profile of Microsoft Edge from which the Guest mode session was launched. All browsing data for the specific Guest mode session is cleared after all Guest windows are closed.

InPrivate browsing

InPrivate browsing is a private browsing mode. No browsing history, download history, cookies and site data, nor form fill data are remembered. Microsoft Edge saves downloaded files and any new favorites created while browsing InPrivate.

By default, while browsing InPrivate, Microsoft doesn't collect any information about websites you visit for product improvement purposes. Your school, workplace, or internet service provider may still be able to see your browsing activity.

Browsing data for the specific InPrivate session is cleared after all InPrivate windows are closed. When using the Windows Input Method Editor (IME) keyboard for typing and inking, data may be collected to improve language recognition and suggestion capabilities.

To stop inking and typing data from being collected by Microsoft while using the Windows IME keyboard during InPrivate and normal browsing, open Start > Settings > Privacy, and then turn off Inking & typing personalization. For more information about InPrivate browsing, see Browse InPrivate in Microsoft Edge.

Data privacy when using a work profile

When a user is signed in with a work profile, the user's organization has access to the following data:

• The identity of the user in the profile.
• The user's operating system, browser, and browser version.
• The URLs that are accessed by the user.
• The file names of files that the user attempts to download or upload.
• The content of files that the user attempts to download or upload.
• Any attempted actions by the user, such as cut, copy, print, download, or upload.

For example, when a user is signed in with the work profile [email protected], Contoso can see this data.

Read aloud

Microsoft Edge offers Read aloud, which reads the content of a webpage to the user. To start Read aloud, right-click the webpage or open Settings and more (...) and select Read aloud. Read aloud offers multiple voices to read the webpage content.

When you start Read aloud, Microsoft Edge uses the Web Speech API. Depending on the voice you select, the contents of the page are converted from text to speech using either a platform-supplied, client-side library (for example, one specific to your operating system) or a server-side library powered by Azure Cognitive Services.

If your content is converted to speech by using a client-side library, no information is sent to Microsoft servers.

If your content is converted to speech by using Azure Cognitive Services (as indicated by the word "Online" in any of the voice names), the text, along with a randomly generated token, is sent to Microsoft. Once conversion is complete, the service returns the spoken text in an audio file to your device. All data is encrypted while being transferred from your device to Microsoft and vice versa.

The text that's sent to Microsoft and the audio file that's generated are both deleted immediately after conversion occurs; no other data about your web content is stored for any period of time.

If you're using voices that are installed on Windows 10 and later under the Time & Language section of Windows Settings and want to clear the local cache for any voices you previously used:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Clear browsing data, and then next to Clear browsing data now, click the Choose what to clear button.

   The Delete browsing data dialog opens.

3. In the Time range dropdown, select a time range.

4. Select the Cached images and files checkbox, and then click the Clear now button.

Releasing new functionality

To improve Microsoft Edge, the Microsoft Edge team is always learning from users. As part of the learning, some users may experience a new function before it's made available to everyone.

To enable new functions for randomly selected users, Microsoft Edge regularly sends required information about your operating system, channel, version, country or region, and other device configuration data to the Microsoft Edge configuration service. The data is sent with a resettable identifier that's unique to your browser.

Data is transmitted to the service over HTTPS. The data is used for receiving updates to enable new functionality, to keep Microsoft Edge up to date and performing properly, and to improve Microsoft products and services.

For organizations, more controls and configurations are available; see Microsoft Edge configurations and experimentation.

Developers at Microsoft need to understand how new functions affect Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services, so Microsoft Edge sends the following data to Microsoft:

• A resettable identifier that's unique to your browser.

• A functions tag that encodes which new functions were enabled for Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services. New functions help build the best experiences and the best browser for everyone. The functions tag isn't unique to your installation of Microsoft Edge. The tag is shared across all Microsoft Edge instances that share the same set of new functions.

Microsoft Edge sends the information via HTTPS to Microsoft services. The browser doesn't send the information when you browse InPrivate or in Guest mode.

As a user, you cannot turn off the browser updates that are controlled or configured by your organization.

To control whether the above product usage data is sent to Microsoft:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

To reset the identifier that's unique to your browser, see Diagnostic data, above.

Resolve navigation errors

If Microsoft Edge detects SSL connection timeouts, certificate errors, or other network issues that may be caused by a captive portal, it sends a request to http://edge.microsoft.com/captiveportal/generate_204 and checks the response code. Captive portals include a Wi-Fi network at a hotel or airport. If the request is redirected to another URL, Microsoft Edge opens the URL in a new tab, if it's a sign-in page.

Requests to the captive portal detection page are a stateless service. Requests aren't logged, and cookies aren't sent or saved.

• On Windows platforms, Microsoft Edge uses a Windows captive portal service.

• On non-Windows platforms, the Microsoft Edge captive portal service is used.

To turn off the Windows captive portal service:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences, and then turn off the Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors toggle.

Rewards

Microsoft Rewards (the "Program") enables you to earn redeemable points for activities such as qualified searches, acquisitions, and other offers from Microsoft. These points can then be redeemed for gift cards or non-profit donations or automatic contributions to subscriptions.

Microsoft Edge has built-in support for all existing avenues for earning points, and also introduces new and exclusive means to earn more points. You can track your points, and you can stay up-to-date with limited period offers to get the most out of the program.

For non-members, Microsoft Edge presents personalized joining offers based on the page you're on. Once you engage and choose to enroll, Microsoft Edge uses your Microsoft account identity to sign you up and start the rewards service. The rewards service automatically adds points to your account for searching, playing, and shopping on Microsoft Edge.

Offers may vary by market.

Microsoft Edge doesn't send your personal information or browsing data to any third-party services.

The Rewards dashboard (rewards.bing.com):

Rewards is an opt-in program.

To turn off all Rewards experiences and data sharing:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Microsoft Rewards, and then turn off the Earn Microsoft Rewards in Microsoft Edge toggle.

How to earn

Microsoft Edge provides the greatest number of avenues to earn rewards points while browsing the web.

A search is the act of an individual user manually entering text for the good faith purpose of obtaining Bing search results for the user's own research purposes, and doesn't include any query that's entered by a bot, macro, or other automated or fraudulent means of any kind ("Search").

An acquisition is the process of purchasing goods or downloading and acquiring a license for digital content from Microsoft, whether free or paid ("Acquisition"). Rewards points aren't offered for every purchase from Microsoft. Microsoft may offer additional opportunities to earn points from time to time, and each point-earning offer will not be available in perpetuity.

Redeeming your points

To redeem your points or contribute points to a listed nonprofit organization, go to the redeem page. You can also sign up for automatic contributions to non-profit organizations through a giving program.

Cancelling your participation

If you no longer want to participate in the Microsoft Rewards program, follow the instructions on the opt out page. If you opt out, you will immediately lose all of your available points.

See also:

• Learn about Microsoft Rewards.
• The Microsoft Rewards section in the Microsoft Services Agreement.

Search results data for product improvement

To improve your experience in Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft News, and other Microsoft services, when the setting for this feature is enabled, Microsoft Edge collects and uses data from your web searches in Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft uses your search results activity to make everyone's web and search experience better, more relevant, and more useful. The data that Microsoft collects is from searches you do across the web, including sites that Microsoft doesn't own or operate.

The data that Microsoft collects may include:

• The search query.
• The search results that are displayed to you.
• The interaction you have with those search results, such as the links you click.
• Demographic data.

Microsoft Edge scrubs and de-identifies the data, by removing data that identifies the person or the device from which the data was collected. The data that Microsoft collects is never associated with your account or your device.

Microsoft doesn't use any of this collected information to personalize browsing, or present ads to you.

This data collection and setting isn't available on managed devices.

To manage the collection and use of your search results activity for product improvement:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then use the Help improve Microsoft products by sending the results from searches on the web toggle.

If you stop sharing your data, Microsoft may continue to use previously collected search results data, but it will still be de-identified and not associated with you or your device.

Secure DNS

When navigating to a website, the browser needs to look up the network address, such as 93.184.216.34, to resolve the host name, such as example.com. Secure DNS performs this lookup using a service over an HTTPS connection to the DNS service provider. Secure DNS protects the lookups from modification or eavesdropping by attackers on the network.

By default, your current DNS service provider is used, to avoid disruptions to your browsing. Not all service providers offer secure DNS. To avoid delays in browsing, if the secure DNS connection fails, Microsoft Edge attempts a DNS lookup with your current DNS service provider that isn't encrypted.

Microsoft Edge allows you to use a specific secure DNS provider. If a secure DNS provider is selected, then Microsoft Edge doesn't fall back to regular DNS lookup if the secure lookup fails.

To control your secure DNS settings:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Security, and then use the Use secure DNS toggle.

Secure DNS is off by default for managed machines that are part of an organization. Secure DNS can be configured by using administrative policies.

InPrivate and Guest mode

InPrivate browsing uses the secure DNS setting of the profile from which the InPrivate session was launched.

Guest mode always uses your current service provider.

Shopping

Microsoft Edge helps you find coupons, rebates, and better prices while shopping online. To help you find coupons or the best price while shopping online, Microsoft Edge downloads a list of shopping domains locally to the client from the Microsoft shopping service.

When you go to a website, or save an item to your Collections, Microsoft Edge locally determines if the website you're on is a shopping domain or product detail webpage. If the website is identified as a shopping webpage, Microsoft Edge sends the URL with personal data removed to the Microsoft shopping service.

Microsoft also sends the product price, product image, product name, ratings, and reviews, along with information about Microsoft Edge and your operating system version to the service. The data is sent over HTTPS with a randomly generated identifier and cookies if cookies are allowed.

The Microsoft Edge shopping feature requires sharing of cookie information with Bing. For example, the cookies may be used for debugging, fraud detection, and analytics. The Microsoft shopping service returns prices from other retailers, historical price trends, and any available coupons for that website.

To help you find and keep track of coupons in your inbox, Microsoft Edge may optionally scan your connected email account for coupons in promotional emails. The Microsoft shopping service extracts coupons from promotional emails that are sent by supported retailers. The extracted coupons are stored and managed by the Microsoft shopping service and are accessible to you.

Inbox coupons don't appear when using Guest mode or InPrivate.

To control which retailers' emails are scanned by Microsoft Edge:

1. Make sure you've already connected your inbox.

2. In Microsoft Edge, click the Settings and more (...) button, and then select Shopping. The Shopping sidebar appears.

3. Click the Your Shopping tab.

4. In the Inbox coupons card, click the Settings (...) button:

   

5. In the Retailers in your inbox section, expand the section for a retailer, and then turn the toggle on or off:

   

To turn off Inbox coupons:

1. On the Shopping sidebar, click the Your Shopping tab.

2. In the Inbox coupons card, click the Settings (...) button.

3. Select an email account, and then click the Settings link.

4. Click the Disconnect email button.

When you're applying coupons, cookies are stored on your device to correctly attribute the coupon provider. Cookies are saved by Microsoft-trusted coupon providers only after a coupon is successfully applied on the cart.

After the coupons are applied, information about the success of the coupons is sent back to the Microsoft shopping service to help understand which coupons succeeded or failed.

Data that's sent to the Microsoft shopping service is sent over HTTPS with a randomly generated identifier that changes per coupon lookup. Microsoft Edge partners with Bing Shopping to provide coupons relevant to the user's query.

In some instances, Microsoft may receive revenue for use of the coupons. Whether a revenue share payment may be received isn't factored into the ranking of coupons shown to users.

If you visit a shopping domain and you're an existing Bing Rebates user, Microsoft Edge sends the domain along with cookies to the Microsoft shopping service to retrieve your Bing Rebates profile and cash back offers for the domain.

If you choose to activate cash back, Microsoft Edge sends your URL to the Microsoft shopping service to receive an affiliate URL. Cookies may be stored on your device to correctly attribute the rebates provider.

The shopping service is turned on by default for all users.

To change the shopping setting in Microsoft Edge:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences, and then turn off the Save time and money with Shopping in Microsoft Edge toggle.

InPrivate

InPrivate browsing uses the shopping setting of the profile that launched the InPrivate session.

Sign in and Identity

Signing in to Microsoft Edge provides many features to make the browser more productive. To sign in seamlessly when you first launch Microsoft Edge, it attempts to detect your identity from the operating system.

If Microsoft Edge detects your identity from the operating system, but you don't want to remain signed in to Microsoft Edge:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Either sign out, or remove your profile.

If a new identity is added to the operating system and your Microsoft Edge profile doesn't currently have an identity, Microsoft Edge adds the specific identity to your profile.

If you sign into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account or a work or school account and do not have an identity on your Windows profile, the account is added to your Windows profile, unless you choose to not add it to Windows while signing in.

Being signed in to Microsoft Edge enables single sign-on. You're automatically signed in to certain websites such as Bing, and other identity-powered experiences such as Sync. If you want to limit automatic sign-in to Microsoft sites such as Bing, you can sign out of the browser.

To sign into specific sites again by using your user name and password:

• In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

To clear your cookies:

• In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

1. Select Clear browsing data.

To prevent any identity from being associated with Microsoft Edge, do either of the following:

• Remove your Microsoft Edge profile.
• Sign out of Microsoft Edge.

To delete all data that's associated with your Microsoft Edge profile from your device, you must remove your Microsoft Edge profile. Deleting all data doesn't delete previously synced data that's associated with the identity.

See also:

• View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge.

Identity in macOS

Your identity in Microsoft Edge on macOS is shared between Microsoft apps. A shared identity allows you to sign into a Microsoft app without having to separately enter your credentials if you're signed in to another Microsoft app on the device.

On macOS, you aren't automatically signed in to Microsoft Edge based on your authentication state in another Microsoft app. When you try to sign into Microsoft Edge, it offers to use the credentials from another Microsoft app on the device to sign into Microsoft Edge seamlessly.

Similarly, when you're signed in to an account to Microsoft Edge, if you try to sign into other Microsoft apps, your Microsoft Edge credentials may be used to help you sign into the other Microsoft app on the device without requiring you to enter your credentials again.

Sign in during Guest mode or InPrivate

You cannot sign into Microsoft Edge when using Guest mode or InPrivate.

SmartScreen

SmartScreen is designed to help you safely browse the web. When you go to websites or download files, SmartScreen checks the reputation of the URL or file. If SmartScreen determines that the site or file is malicious, it blocks you from going to the site or downloading the file.

As you browse the web, SmartScreen categorizes websites and downloads as top traffic, dangerous, or unknown. Top traffic is popular sites that SmartScreen has determined are trustworthy. If you go to a site marked as dangerous, SmartScreen immediately blocks you from accessing the site. When you go to an unknown site, SmartScreen checks the reputation to determine if you should access the site.

SmartScreen uses three types of reputation checks.

1. SmartScreen checks the URL of sites you visit against a local list to determine if the site is part of top traffic or is a known dangerous site. When you visit a top traffic site, SmartScreen doesn't send the URL to the SmartScreen service. If the URL is on the local list of dangerous sites, SmartScreen blocks it, which prevents any portion of the malicious web content from loading. Microsoft Edge periodically downloads an updated list of top traffic and dangerous sites to the device.

2. SmartScreen performs a synchronous reputation check of the URL. SmartScreen checks on all URLs that aren't categorized as top traffic. Microsoft Edge passes the URL, relevant information about the site, an identifier unique to your device, and general location information to the SmartScreen service to determine the safety of the site. The information provided by Microsoft Edge allows the service to identify new dangerous sites and stay up to date with the latest security threats. The results of URL checks are stored locally on the device and are automatically cleared at the end of the browser session. All requests to the SmartScreen service are made with HTTPS encryption.

3. SmartScreen checks downloaded files to help prevent harm to your device. SmartScreen performs a binary file reputation check synchronously as your download completes. Microsoft Edge sends information about the file such as the file hash, file name, download URI, and an identifier unique to your device to SmartScreen to perform the reputation check. All SmartScreen requests are made with HTTPS encryption. The SmartScreen service sends back the result of the check, which allows the file to either fully download or not. The results are stored locally on the device.

The SmartScreen service stores data about the reputation checks and builds a database of known malicious URLs and files. The data is stored on secure Microsoft servers and is used only for Microsoft security services. The data is never used to identify or target you in any way. Clearing your browsing cache clears all locally stored SmartScreen URL data. Clearing your download history removes any locally stored SmartScreen data about file downloads.

SmartScreen is turned on by default for Microsoft Edge.

To disable SmartScreen:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Security, and then turn off the Protect from harmful sites and downloads toggle.

The Protect from harmful sites and downloads setting is the same for all profiles that are associated with the installation of Microsoft Edge on your device. The setting isn't synced across devices. The setting applies to InPrivate browsing and Guest mode. If your device is managed with group policies set by your organization, the setting is reflected in Microsoft Edge.

To view the Microsoft Edge Protect from harmful sites and downloads setting:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Security, and then examine the Protect from harmful sites and downloads toggle.

Checking for potentially unwanted apps

Optionally, SmartScreen checks the URLs of files you download to see if any are categorized as potentially unwanted apps. Blocking potentially unwanted apps helps deliver more productive, performant, and delightful Windows experiences.

This setting is turned off by default, and is only available on Windows 10 and later devices.

To enable checking for potentially unwanted apps:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Security, and then turn on the Block potentially unwanted apps toggle.

For more information about how potentially unwanted apps are categorized, see Potentially unwanted application (PUA).

For more information about how to configure the setting, see Detect and block potentially unwanted applications.

See also:

• SmartScreen: FAQ.

Speech recognition

To convert your speech into text, Microsoft Edge supports the Web Speech API.

If a website includes a web feature that requires capture and translation of your speech to text and requests access to your microphone, Microsoft Edge sends the captured audio to a Microsoft service, where it's translated into text.

The recorded audio is sent with a randomly generated token over a secure HTTPS connection to the Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services. The recorded audio content isn't stored for any purposes. The text is sent back to your device and then sent to the website.

To turn off translation of speech to text, you can deny microphone access from any site that prompts for permission.

To turn off the Microphone permission for all sites:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Site permissions > All permissions > Microphone.

Suggest similar sites

To help resolve URL typos in the address bar that result in a website error, Microsoft Edge may recommend a corrected URL.

When a website navigation error occurs, Microsoft Edge sends the domain of the web address to the Microsoft service to suggest a corrected URL. Microsoft Edge doesn't include identifiers or tokens with the domain. If the service finds a suggestion, it returns the suggested URL.

Microsoft stores the incorrect domain, and suggested domain, to help improve the service.

To help you go to the correct sites, the feature is turned on by default.

To turn off this feature:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences, and then turn off the Suggest similar sites when a website can't be found toggle.

Support nonprofits

Microsoft Edge allows you to support nonprofit organizations using Microsoft Rewards points or cash while browsing.

When you're signed in to Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft account and navigate to a nonprofit website, the Support nonprofits icon appears on the right side of the Address bar. You can then click this icon to donate to the nonprofit organization.

To control this feature:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Use the Show opportunities to support causes and nonprofits you care about toggle.

Or:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Microsoft Rewards.

InPrivate and Guest mode

Supporting nonprofits isn't available when using InPrivate or Guest modes.

Sync

Signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account enables syncing your browsing data across all signed-in versions of Microsoft Edge.

You can sync your:

• Browsing history
• Favorites
• Settings
• Form fill data including addresses and more
• Passwords
• Browser extensions
• Open tabs
• Collections.

Each synced data type can be turned on or off individually.

Favorites include any tabs you previously set aside in previous versions of Microsoft Edge, which sync along with the rest of your favorites. Deleted or modified favorites or other data from one signed-in version of Microsoft Edge sync to all other signed-in versions of Microsoft Edge where sync is turned on.

For sync to function, all device connectivity and configuration data that's needed to provide the sync experience is sent to Microsoft. Sync data includes the name, make, and model of your device.

When you sign into Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft account or work or school account, Microsoft Edge will store your preferences for your data privacy settings in Microsoft's servers. Microsoft Edge will only use the stored settings to make it easier for you to migrate your experience when you start using Microsoft Edge on a different device, or when you sign in to Microsoft Edge.

All synced data is encrypted in transit over HTTPS when transferred between the browser and Microsoft servers. The synced data is also stored in an encrypted state in Microsoft servers. Sensitive data types such as addresses and passwords are further encrypted on the device before being synced.

If you're using a work or school account, all data types are further encrypted before being synced, by using Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

All other synced data types are stored until you delete the data, the account is deleted, or the account becomes inactive. An account ID is attached to all synced data, because the ID is necessary to perform sync across multiple devices.

To manage sync configurations:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Profiles ().

2. Select Sync, and then use the toggles to select what's synced across devices, such as:

   • Favorites
   • Settings
   • Personal information
   • Passwords
   • History

Your sync settings might be managed by your organization.

To manage your favorites on the local device (regardless of whether sync'ing of favorites is enabled):

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Favorites ().

2. In the tree on the left, click a folder, such as Other favorites.

To delete sync data:

1. Go to your Microsoft device dashboard.

1. If prompted, sign in.

2. On the left, select My Account > Devices.

Syncing for InPrivate and Guest mode

InPrivate and Guest mode browsing data doesn't sync to your Microsoft account. However, favorites created during InPrivate sessions are synced across your signed-in versions of Microsoft Edge.

Tab organization

Microsoft Edge offers helpful suggestions on how to organize tabs to save you time and keep you focused on the web content you care about. These suggestions augment the Tab Grouping feature that's built into Microsoft Edge.

When two or more tabs are grouped together, Microsoft Edge sends information about the tabs, including the Title and URL, to the Tabs service over HTTPS. This information is used to generate a relevant name for the Tab Group.

In addition to the Title and URL, Microsoft Edge also sends information about which tabs opened another tab, and a timestamp of when a tab was opened. This additional data allows the service to more accurately suggest Tab Groups, to organize your tabs.

All tab information that's sent to Microsoft is deleted immediately after processing occurs. No data is stored for any period of time.

The Microsoft Edge Tab organization behavior is turned on by default.

To turn off Microsoft Edge Tab organization behavior:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Search and connected experiences.

   For these settings, Edge may use web services to improve your browsing experience.

3. Turn off the Organize your tabs toggle.

   When the Tab Organization service is turned off, new Tab groups are given a generic name such as Group 1, and you can then rename the Tab group to be more descriptive.

To have Microsoft Edge auto-group all of your tabs:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Appearance ().

2. In the Other appearance settings section, at the bottom, select Tabs, and then turn on the Show tab actions menu toggle.

   In the title bar of Microsoft Edge, the Tab actions menu () button is displayed.

3. Click the Tab actions menu () button, and then select Organize tabs.

   The Organize tabs dialog opens.

4. Make any adjustments, and then click the Group tabs button.

See also:

• Tab groups

Tips and recommendations

Microsoft Edge provides relevant tips and recommendations to provide the best experience. Microsoft Edge uses available device connectivity and configuration data to provide relevant tips and recommendations.

This data consists of your:

• Operating system
• Locale
• Browser settings
• Other device connectivity and configuration data.

This data is sent over a secure HTTPS connection with a resettable identifier that's unique to your browser.

For Windows 10 and later devices while Microsoft Edge is being set up, tailored experiences in Windows are supported. Go to Diagnostics, feedback, and privacy in Windows, and then Find "tailored experiences".

Tips aren't provided during InPrivate and Guest mode

Data for tips and recommendations isn't sent during InPrivate browsing or Guest mode.

Tracking prevention

Microsoft Edge is designed to detect and block known trackers. Microsoft Edge detects trackers before any are loaded on the page, by using an open-source list of known trackers.

In the Tracking prevention page of Edge Settings, you can choose the level of tracking prevention: Basic, Balanced, or Strict. To protect user privacy, Balanced is selected by default.

The list of trackers is downloaded to the device periodically as the list is updated. The number of trackers blocked and names of those trackers are stored locally on the device for statistical purposes.

To clear the data about trackers:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Tracking prevention > Blocked trackers.

The detection and blocking of trackers occurs locally on the device.

To disable tracking prevention:

• In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

1. Select Tracking prevention, and then turn off the Enable tracking prevention toggle.

For more information about Tracking prevention, see Learn about tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge.

The admin can turn off list updates by using the ComponentUpdatesEnabled group policy.

Translate

In Microsoft Edge, you can browse the web and translate webpages into a language of your choice.

To translate webpages, Microsoft Edge uses Azure Speech in Foundry Tools. This feature at first uses a library on your device that samples certain visible portions of a webpage, to detect the original language. If the detected language of the webpage isn't one of your preferred languages, Microsoft Edge offers to translate the webpage to your preferred language, or to another language that you choose.

• You can then translate the webpage, by selecting Translate.

• You can automatically translate all pages that are in that language, by selecting the Always translate the pages from <a language> checkbox.

Data sent

Microsoft Edge doesn't translate a webpage without your permission.

If you do decide to translate a webpage, Microsoft Edge sends the following data to Microsoft Translator, over a secure HTTPS connection:

• The text of the webpage that you want to translate.
• The to and from language.
• A service token, which doesn't contain any user identifiable information.

Azure Speech in Foundry Tools then processes the text to remove any identifiers (such as email or phone number), and stores the text for service improvement purposes. The details of this data communication are covered in Microsoft Privacy Statement.

To stop Microsoft Edge from offering to translate webpages:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Languages ().

2. Turn off the Offer to translate pages that aren't in a language I read toggle.

Web apps and Pinned sites

Microsoft Edge lets you install web apps made by website developers and pin your favorite sites. When you pin a site, the site is added to your taskbar or dock. The data is stored locally on your device.

Pinned sites open in Microsoft Edge windows, and use the same site permissions and diagnostic data settings as the specific version of Microsoft Edge.

For some sites, information about whether the site has been pinned is shared with the site, so the site knows not to prompt to pin.

You can manage your pinned sites from the taskbar or dock.

WebView2

The Microsoft Edge WebView2 control allows app developers to host web content in native applications on Windows 7, Windows 10, and later, and on selected non-Windows platforms.

Applications that host the WebView2 instance may send diagnostic data with its own identifier to Microsoft. The diagnostic data can include:

• How you use the Microsoft Edge.
• Sites that you visit.
• Other data that's governed by the data collection management of the developer and relevant privacy policies.

To enable diagnostic data collection:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

To turn off diagnostic data collection for Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and later:

1. Open Start > Settings > Privacy.

2. Select Diagnostics & feedback.

To turn off diagnostic data collection for platforms other than Windows 10 and later:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then turn off the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

Workspaces

The Microsoft Edge Workspaces feature allows you to easily organize and share your browsing tasks with collaborators via customizable, shareable browsing windows. Each workspace shares favorites, a set of workspace tabs, and history, all created and curated by you and your collaborators.

Workspace data is automatically saved, kept up-to-date, and stored in OneDrive/SharePoint.

Microsoft Edge Workspaces shares tabs, favorites, and history with collaborators in real-time. Collaborators' profile pictures are used to indicate which workspace tab they are using and which workspace tabs they have opened, changed, or closed. Collaborators cannot see how you interact with a webpage (workspaces don't screen-share).

Collaborators cannot see password-protected content unless they sign in and they have access via their own credentials. Microsoft Edge Workspaces doesn't store or share browsing data from non-workspace browsing sessions. If you leave a workspace, the stored contents remain available for other collaborators.

If you delete a workspace, the stored contents are deleted for all collaborators.

Microsoft Edge Workspaces is only available for enterprise customers who are signed into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft Entra ID account. Workspaces aren't available when using Guest mode or InPrivate browsing.

Writing assistance

To help you write faster and with fewer mistakes on the web, Microsoft Edge provides writing assistance tools, including spell checking, grammar checking, and text prediction.

By default, Microsoft Edge provides spelling and grammar checking by using Microsoft Editor.

When using Microsoft Editor, Microsoft Edge sends your typed text and a service token to a Microsoft cloud service over a secure HTTPS connection. The service token doesn't contain any user-identifiable information. A Microsoft cloud service then processes the text to detect spelling and grammar errors in your text.

All your typed text that's sent to Microsoft is deleted immediately after processing occurs. No data is stored for any period of time.

If you select Basic instead of Microsoft Editor, Microsoft Edge will perform only local spellchecking on the device, and no data will be sent to the cloud for spellchecking services.

To use Basic spelling and grammar checking:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Languages ().

2. In the Writing assistance section, below the Use grammar and spell-check assistance toggle, select Basic.

To turn off all spelling and grammar capabilities:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Languages ().

2. In the Writing assistance section, turn off the Use grammar and spell-check assistance toggle.

Languages

When you add a new language to Microsoft Edge, the browser downloads the dictionary for the new language to the device over HTTPS. The dictionary is used for the basic spellcheck service or for languages that aren't supported by Microsoft Editor spelling and grammar checking.

Deleting the language from your Microsoft Edge settings deletes the dictionary from the device.

Text prediction

Microsoft Edge automatically provides word and sentence predictions in certain text boxes on the web. These predictions are only visible to you, and aren't inserted into the text box until you press Tab or the Right Arrow key to accept them.

Text prediction doesn't run when you're editing a password field.

If your device is managed by using group policies set by your organization, the text prediction feature might be disabled, depending on the administrator's policies of your organization.

Text prediction is only available in select languages and regions.

If the Use text prediction toggle is turned on, Microsoft Edge sends the following data to a Microsoft cloud service over a secure HTTPS connection:

• The text in the text box.
• Your topmost preferred language from the browser setting (Settings and more () > Settings () > Languages ()).
• A text box identifier. The text box identifier isn't associated with your account.

The Microsoft cloud service processes the text, to generate a relevant text prediction. Typed characters and text predictions are cached for up to 30 days, for service quality and performance improvement purposes only.

To turn off text prediction for Microsoft Edge:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Languages ().

2. In the Writing assistance section, turn off the Use text prediction toggle.

InPrivate mode and Guest mode

If you're browsing while using InPrivate or Guest mode, text prediction is turned off.

Windows Ink

Windows Ink allows you to write with a digital pen directly into an input field on Windows 11 touch devices. This helps you stay in your workflow by reducing the need to switch back and forth between the keyboard and a digital pen.

Supported fields include text boxes, contenteditable elements, and the Address bar. Password fields aren't supported.

Windows Ink supports the following writing tasks:

Task	How to accomplish	Before	After
Insert text	Write in or near the text box.
Delete text	Scribble over the words that you want to delete.
Add space	Draw a vertical line where you want a space to be inserted.
Remove space	Draw a vertical line on the space that you want to remove.
Select text	Draw a horizontal line across the text to select.
Add newline	Draw a "backwards L" at the end of a line of text.

Aggregate feature usage data is collected to measure frequency of usage and latency. Text that you've inputted and personal identifiers aren't sent to Microsoft.

To opt out of Windows Ink for Microsoft Edge:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Site permissions > All permissions > Handwriting To Text, and then turn off the Turn handwriting into text on input fields toggle.

To disable Windows Ink for an entire Windows device:

1. Go to Start > Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Pen & Windows Ink > Handwriting panel settings.

2. Clear the Write with your fingertip checkbox.

Thank you!

Microsoft Edge is made possible by the Chromium open-source project and other open-source software. To view all of the software credits, go to edge://credits.

Google Chrome Privacy Whitepaper was used as a source for gathering related information about the Chromium open-source project.

Getting in touch with the Microsoft Edge team

The Microsoft Edge team is always listening to customers and values your feedback.

• To provide feedback in Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Help and feedback > Send feedback.

• To provide feedback from within a Progressive Web App (PWA), select Settings and more (), and then select Send feedback to Microsoft.

Provide details about the feedback, but all other information is optional.

The form is populated with the URL of the current site and relevant diagnostic data. If an email address is detected from your Microsoft Edge profile, the email address is also added to the form. The diagnostic data can include data about Microsoft Edge features that are enabled.

You can optionally include:

• A screenshot.
• Files from your device.
• A recording of your browser.

If you provide that optional content, it might include personal data. The data is only used for diagnostic and product improvement purposes.

User feedback is securely sent to Microsoft by using HTTPS, and is stored on secure Microsoft servers. An identifier that's unique to your browser installation on your device is associated with your feedback, if you include your email address and the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products setting is turned on in Microsoft Edge.

To control sending of the optional diagnostic data to Microsoft:

1. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more () > Settings () > Privacy, search, and services ().

2. Select Privacy, and then use the Send optional diagnostic data to improve Microsoft products toggle.

If you're signed in to Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft account, your feedback is associated with your account. All diagnostic data, including diagnostic logs, recordings, and attachments, are stored for up to 30 days. The remaining feedback data, including an optional screenshot, is stored for up to 15 months. You can make a request to delete your feedback, if you provided an email address with your feedback item.

See also

• Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Microsoft Privacy Statement