Your password manager just got more secure.

PCWorld reports that Microsoft Edge update 145 removes the ability to create new master passwords for the browser’s password manager feature. Existing master passwords will continue functioning until ...

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 Edge has replaced master passwords with Windows Hello for accessing its password manager, enhancing security in the ...

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 ...

Microsoft just made a significant change to the features of its Edge browser, removing one of its most notable security ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...