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

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 ...

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 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 confirms major password upgrade for Edge users. Microsoft has confirmed that a known security gap is being tolerated out of necessity rather than any secure intent: the sharing of a common ...

Microsoft Edge 146 is now available for all users in the Stable channel. The latest four-week feature update brings important changes to passwords, fixes for tab bugs on Windows PCs, security fixes, ...

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 ...

If you save your passwords in Microsoft Edge, here’s something you should know. Every time you open the browser, it decrypts all your saved passwords and loads them into memory in cleartext, where ...

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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 ...