Your password manager just got more secure.

Microsoft killed Edge's Master Password feature on June 4th. Now Windows Hello is the only way to protect your saved ...

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

Microsoft has confirmed a “defense-in-depth change will come to every supported version of Edge” after initially refusing to address browser password security issue.

Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and keeping them secure. However, one cybersecurity researcher has discovered a quite concerning development ...

Microsoft is killing the master password feature in Edge, and is moving to newer, more secure solutions. Edge is Microsoft’s internet browser, based on Chromium. Among other things it has a built-in ...

The Edge password manager appears secure: encrypted storage, secured by Windows Hello. But plaintext is stored in memory.

A Norwegian researcher has identified an issue with Microsoft Edge’s Password Manager that could be a serious concern for businesses. Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning found that passwords are being ...

Microsoft Edge is ditching master passwords in favor of a more secure way to access the password manager. Microsoft ...

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 ...

Microsoft Edge previously stored user passwords in unencrypted plaintext in computer memory, creating a significant security vulnerability that allowed local attackers to easily access saved ...