Microsoft ended support for password master in Edge on June 4, 2026, in favour of Windows Hello.

Though Microsoft claimed that storing plaintext passwords in memory was by design, the company has changed the behavior to better protect your passwords.

Microsoft Edge is ditching master passwords in favor of a more secure way to access the password manager. Microsoft Edge password manager has removed support for master passwords on Windows in an ...

Microsoft has ended support for Edge's master password, replacing it with device-based authentication from June 4, 2026. The change affects Edge version 146 and later, requiring users to unlock saved ...

Microsoft Edge will soon remove the master password option from its built-in password manager and opt for device-based authentication instead. Right now, autofilling a password field with Edge's built ...

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025. The decision is ...

Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords, decrypted and in plaintext, into memory at startup. Google Chrome doesn’t—is it time to switch browser?

Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup after previously stating it was "by design." This behavior was ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on ...

Microsoft is a prolific supporter of using passkeys over passwords. Authenticator will no longer save your passwords. But Authenticator can't be your comprehensive passkey manager. The Edge browser ...