Jun 30 2020 12:34 AM
Jun 30 2020 12:34 AM
Feature Request: It would be good if the profiles were password protected, means while switching profiles, edge should prompt for a password for selected profiles(as per the need of user), what do you think Please let me know?
Please do upvote in the Feedback Hub--https://aka.ms/AA8ul3n if you like this idea.
Thank you:)
Jun 30 2020 04:11 PM
Jun 30 2020 04:11 PM
@Deleted Thanks for the suggestion! Here are some questions for you:
Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
Jun 30 2020 09:53 PM
Jun 30 2020 09:53 PM
@Deleted , Thank you for asking my opinion.
Where will it be useful?
Entering password every time?
User experience?
How should it function?(Of course you know this better than me)
Would you ideally want those passwords to be remembered by the other account? If so, wouldn't that negate any additional security?
The picture is a prototype to understand my perspective.( this should happen when I click on my password protected profile)
I hope, I answered your questions correctly and I hope to see this feature in Edge, Thank you 🙂
Jul 08 2020 01:34 PM
Jul 08 2020 01:34 PM
@Deleted Thank you for the delightfully detailed feedback and prototype! Adding @Avi Vaid, our Profile feature owner, so he can see this too. 🙂
Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
Jul 09 2020 09:25 AM
Jul 09 2020 09:25 AM
@Deleted Good news: the team was intrigued by your detailed feedback, and has started discussing it internally! So while I can't make any guarantees about implementation, I can assure you that the right people have seen this and are looking into it. 🙂
Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
Jul 12 2021 10:14 AM
Mar 24 2022 03:28 PM
I cant express enough how important this is.
To have the feature to allow a password on your profile. How much sensitive data is stored on your profile and anyone can access it in two clicks.
Its absolutely crazy that this isnt a standard implemented feature in both Edge and Chrome.
Absolutely necessary, especially for the work environment.
Jul 29 2022 10:01 AM
came here after searching how to enable the profile lock, thought it existed.
Happy to see that is considered by the product team, hope to see it soon!
Aug 04 2022 01:05 AM
I thought the same, so googled it and came to know that the feature did not exist
Dec 03 2022 08:57 AM
Hi
We have a use case where this feature would be of great use.
We operate retail shops where computers are open to all staff members. We use MS365 with a generic shop account but the manager have his own MS365 account where sensitive documents are stored
We would like to create a shop profile without password and a manager profile with password protection.
Dec 13 2022 01:15 AM
Jan 11 2023 08:51 AM
I work on a shared office computer where multiple users have access. Having a password protected profile would allow me to set up my profile the way I like it with the passwords for different sites saved and/or autofilled without worrying about other users accessing my accounts. When I do the main log in to access the computer as my work has set up I could then access my edge profile, login and have my set up ready to go. when I leave the computer I can feel confident that someone else isn't writing reports under my name
Feb 28 2023 08:56 PM
Is there any update regarding this? This would be very useful especially while working with Work laptop and sharing laptop with friends/family. Since the preferences and passwords are saved on the profile, they would be able to access our contents as well. This is a must have feature.
Mar 16 2023 08:57 AM - edited Mar 16 2023 09:00 AM
Is there any progress on this, and will it be implemented in the Linux edition? I'm putting together an "Edge OS" Linux Distro that has Edge as it's only app, and having Edge handle authentication by itself would be a lot more secure
Even if it just requires a pin whenever you launch a profile or switch to a profile from a different one, with a way to lock a running profile without closing it.
Apr 04 2023 10:03 PM
May 31 2023 07:57 AM
May 31 2023 08:18 AM
Probably the best solution I found exists on Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lockpw/kjcloihghgncbdkaafgkckbokjnehfmo
Hence I continue to use chrome.
Sep 04 2023 10:19 PM
Oct 05 2023 07:42 PM