The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Microsoft Edge browser is cross-platform and supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Edge and want to learn how to disable Password saving in Password Manager, and help protect against password leaks, the steps below should show you how to do it. By default, Microsoft Edge allows users to save their passwords in Edge. The next time they visit the site which they have stored credentials for, Microsoft Edge will enter the password automatically. This can be a good thing, especially if you don’t have to always remember passwords for different websites. It can also speed up the process of logging in to websites online since usernames and passwords are automatically entered for you. In some environments, this can lead to password breaches and may go against environmental policy. If you want to disable your users from saving their passwords in Microsoft Edge, continue below. To get started with disabling Password saving, follow the steps below:
Disable Password saving in Edge
To enable or disable “Password saving” in Edge, open Microsoft Edge and click the 3 horizontal dots ( . ) at the top right corner of your screen as shown in the image below. When the Settings page opens, click on Profiles on the left side. Under Passwords on the right, click on Offer to save passwords and enable or disable them. If you enable this setting, users can save their passwords in Microsoft Edge. If disabled, users won’t be allowed to save their passwords.
Disable Password saving in Edge via the registry
You can also enable or disable Password saving in Microsoft Edge from the Windows registry. If you’re logged in as an administrator, you can also enable this feature via the Windows registry. To do that, use the steps below: Using the Windows registry is one way to force all users on the system to enable or disable Password saving. There are multiple ways to do this in Windows, however, using the Windows registry is the easiest and most effective way to do it. To enable, press the Windows Key + R on your keyboard to open the run command box. Or use the search function to search for the Run app. In the command box, type the commands below and press Enter. When the Windows registry opens, navigate to the path below. If you don’t see the Edge key, create one. From there, right-click on the Edge key and select the New > DWORD (32-bit) Value option to create a REG_DWORD value if you don’t see the existing PasswordManagerEnabled value already created. If you don’t see the Edge key or folder, create one. Name the new DWORD value as: After saving the DWORD above, double-click it to open. Then enter the value of 1 to enable. 0 to disable. (delete) = Default0 = Always disabled 1 = Always enabled If you enable this policy, users can save their passwords in Microsoft Edge. If you disable this policy, users can’t save new passwords, but they can still use previously saved passwords. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to disable or enable “Password saving” in the Microsoft Edge browser. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
