Edge is sharing Chrome site logins. How do I prevent this?

Anonymous
2022-01-27T17:33:41+00:00

Hello,

I have a site where I have two accounts. I used to be able to have one of them logged in with Edge and one with Chrome, then by running the right browser, I could be logged in with the right profile.

Now, Edge seems to have started copying the login across from Chrome, i.e. I can't separate them. Logging in on Chrome logs in with the same credentials on Edge which isn't what I want.

How do I turn this off so that each browser can log in with different credentials and stay logged in with those credentials? I've found lots of stuff about syncing my MS account across devices, but this is on one single device and two browsers that I want to be completely unrelated.

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-26T00:26:03+00:00

    I realize this is from back in March, my apologies if there's a rule against posting in an old topic. Also, I apologize if my idea is way off base, I'm pretty rusty (20 years since I did tech support or software troubleshooting. Looking at computer parts recently to build a gaming rig has been... enlightening). I sincerely hope everyone has found a solution already. However, if that is not the case and people still need help to fix this, I came across something within MS Edge that may help.

    I wound up on this page for a completely different reason than most others. I'm going through the MS Edge Experimental Features list, turning some on and others off. I am currently at "Allow all sites to initiate mirroring". I wanted more info on the mirroring and if it really meant absolutely any website. I ended up here and read through the issue and responses as far as this response by Firedog. I was thinking that it's possible this function is allowing the website to reach out on it's own, especially if AJP_850 has mirrored that site before. He wouldn't have had to mirror it to the other browser and how he mirrored it would possibly be a clue to stopping this as well.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-26T11:13:17+00:00

    i think i may have found the problem and solution

    edge://settings/profiles/importBrowsingData/importOnLaunch

    enter that in the edge address bar and turn it off

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-10T03:30:02+00:00

    , I found the answer on another site since apparently Windows support thinks this issue is impossible and can't be real: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://superuser.com/questions/1727619/how-to-stop-edge-browser-opening-chrome-tabs-when-it-starts&ved=2ahUKEwjUko7-_bv8AhVyLkQIHX_hAKcQFnoECBEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0gHp6YxZcn3_lomk6Hi0P0

    This is super annoying since I use Chrome to log into my work account and Edge for personal accounts. I hope it helps!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-12T02:03:27+00:00

    I originally tried that also but Edge still connects to Chrome and will log you out of a website on Chrome if you log out on Edge. I didn't want to install a third browser but i had to anyway. I installed Firefox and stopped using Edge completely. This way I can have separate browsers for work and personal accounts.

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