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 ...

A Norwegian cybersecurity researcher recently spotted that passwords in Microsoft Edge are saved in memory in cleartext. Thus exposing all passwords to anyone that might wish to peek behind the ...

WTF?! Microsoft advertises its password manager as having robust encryption on par with well-regarded third-party options. However, security researchers have discovered that the browser effectively ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...