Your password manager just got more secure.

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

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

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

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?

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 ...

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

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

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 says it will phase out SMS codes for personal account sign-ins, urging users to switch to passkeys for better ...