Though Microsoft claimed that storing plaintext passwords in memory was by design, the company has changed the behavior to better protect your passwords. Do you use Microsoft Edge to save and manage ...

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...

Microsoft Edge removes the Custom Primary Password for its built-in password manager. Edge now uses Windows Hello or OS/device authentication to protect saved passwords. Windows Hello biometrics can't ...

Microsoft is phasing out the password management feature in its Authenticator app, urging users to back up their saved passwords immediately. This functionality will be transferred to the Edge browser ...

Original story from May 5th, 2026: If you tend to save your passwords in your browser, you need to be more careful. A security researcher from Norway has uncovered a serious vulnerability in Microsoft ...

The latest update to Microsoft Edge has changed how the browser’s password manager works, reports Neowin. On Friday, Microsoft rolled out a new update to Edge version 145, removing support for master ...

If you're a Microsoft Authenticator user, you may notice that the Passwords section is missing one of its core functions. True to its word from earlier this month, Microsoft has removed the password ...

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 ...

Two weeks ago, it made waves that Microsoft's web browser Edge loads all passwords from the password manager on startup and keeps them in plain text in process memory. The developers have reacted to ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft pulls u-turn on Edge password security issue. Microsoft has now confirmed that a ...

But most of this reporting overlooks the bigger shift that’s underway across Microsoft’s identity management portfolio and, in many cases, is missing key details about the future roles of Microsoft ...