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Re: Can anyone get Edge Copilot to work without logging in after July 2026?

From	Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject	Re: Can anyone get Edge Copilot to work without logging in after July 2026?
Date	2026-08-11 08:42 -0800
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Paul wrote:
> getting updated every couple of days, no signs the
> update is malfunctioning in any way, but it does
> seem a fetish. There can't be bugs in it so bad,
> they're fixing them at that rate.

Well, it's changing almost on a weekly basis, so I think Microsoft is
testing things or maybe slowly changing things, but it works differently
today.

Yesterday, when I tried to use the two mechanisms within MS Edge
a. copilot.microsoft.com (as a web page)
b. copilot as a sidebar inside of edge
it wouldn't even give me the option of an Apple or Google signin.

Today, when I used the pinned Microsoft Edge taskbar shortcut:
TARGET
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default
Up popped a "Choose your account" box, providing options for:
a. Personal
b. Work or school
c. Or Sign in with Apple
d. Or Sign in wth Google
e. Or, maybe later (which doesn't do anything)

I had already removed the chat thingey at the top right, so I brought it
back to see if anything changed in the chat-sidebar whatchamacallit.
Edge:3dots > Settings > hamburger > Copilot and AI > Copilot in Edge >
A. Show Copilot button in toolbar
Quickly open Copilot whenever you need it.
B. Copilot new tab page
Search, explore the web, and chat with Copilot from one search
box in the new tab page.

I turned both back on.
Hmmm... It still only provides the Microsoft option (no Apple or Google).
Let's get you signed in
Upload files, use Voice without limits,
and make Copilot yours with memory across conversations.

So my conclusion, for today anyway, is
1. The web page allows Microsoft/Apple signin
2. But the sidebar thingey only allows an MSA sign in

BTW, for whatever reason, my Edge browser is no longer opening up my
startup pages once I changed it to open up other AIs. Odd.

So I changed the taskbar-pinned shortcut target to
TARGET
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default edge://settings/privacy/clearBrowsingData https://gemini.google.com/app https://chatgpt.com/

Funny thing. When I did *that*, a different Edge instance showed up!
So it wasn't starting with my startup items 'cuz of that hidden instance.

Windows befuddles me every single day.
I tested it with "C:\> start msedge" and I proved it was repeatable.

a. If an edge instance is already running
b. Starting Edge again opens up a window that doesn't respect
Edge:3dots > Settings > hamburger > Start, home, and new tab page
c. Now, *every* edge instance shows up with two of those 3 URIs
The Edge settings URI to clear browsing data doesn't show up

Dunno why. As the settings show up on the first instance.
But they don't show up from the TARGET when I added them.
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Sometimes you just have to test things empirically to figure 'em out.

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