How to Add a Second Account to Edge for Managing Multiple Email Accounts

Learn step-by-step how to add a second account to Microsoft Edge, manage multiple email accounts, and create a dedicated profile for your SubMar email. Follow these easy instructions to streamline your workflow.

February 9, 2026 By Thomas Proudfoot

In this guide, we'll learn how to add a second account to Microsoft Edge so you can manage multiple email accounts. This process helps you keep work and personal information separate and makes switching between accounts easier.

You'll also see how to create a shortcut for your new profile on the taskbar for quick access.

Let's get started

Here's how to add a second account to Edge to manage multiple email accounts. First, go to the top-right corner and click your profile picture.

Set up a new profile.

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Click on "Set up a new profile"

Select Work or School.

Step #3: Click on "Work or school" — Click on "Work or school"

In this field, select Add New Account and sign in to sync your data.

Step #5: Click on "Add new account" — Click on "Add new account"

Step #6: Click on "Sign in to sync data" — Click on "Sign in to sync data"

Enter your Submer email address and password in this field, then follow the prompts.

Step #7: Enter your email and password — Enter your email and password

Step #8: Click on "this app only" — Click on "this app only"

Step #9: Click on "Confirm and continue" — Click on "Confirm and continue"

When you close it, you'll see your regular Edge browser and a shortcut for your Submer profile.

Step #10: Click on "Next" — Click on "Next"

Step #11: Click on "Finish" — Click on "Finish"

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To see the profile you just created, click on the image in the top right.

Step #13: Click on "settings" — Click on "settings"

Step #14: Click on the edit button — Click on the edit button

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Rename your profile to something recognizable like 'Submer'

Step #16: Click on "Update" — Click on "Update"

Step #17: Right-click on the browser in your taskbar — Right-click on the browser in your taskbar

Step #18: Click on "Pin to taskbar" — Click on "Pin to taskbar"

By pinning this to your task bar, you now have a second browser shortcut that opens your Submer profile, siloed off from your nuclei profile. You can use office apps and webmail from here, or you can add your Submer account as a second account in the Outlook app.