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?

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

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 ...

Edge Retires Master Password in June 2026 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 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft will stop loading saved Edge passwords in plaintext memory starting with version 148, addressing a security flaw exposed by a researcher who showed all passwords were decrypted at ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The whole password deletion and usage debate revolves around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microsoft pulls u-turn on Edge password security issue. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft has now confirmed that ...

An attacker with administrative privileges can gain access to Microsoft Edge user passwords even when they're not in use, because the browser stores them in cleartext in process memory as part of a ...

Microsoft Edge has eliminated its Master Password feature, now requiring Windows Hello biometric authentication (fingerprint, face, or PIN) to access saved passwords ...