Browsers have this handy feature where they save our passwords, making it easier to log into our favorite sites. While this is great for social media, it’s probably not the best idea to save sensitive info like banking passwords. So, if you’ve saved a password you’d rather not keep around, or just want to clean up old ones, here’s a quick guide on how to delete saved passwords in Microsoft Edge.
Accessing Password Settings
First, fire up Microsoft Edge. You can usually find it in your Start Menu, taskbar, or desktop.
Next, look for the ellipsis menu (those three dots) in the top right corner and give it a click.
From the menu, you’ll want to select “Settings.” This will open up a new settings tab in your browser.
Now, on the left side of the Settings page, click on “Profiles.”
Under the ‘Your profile’ section, choose the “Passwords” option.
This will take you to all things related to your saved passwords.
Deleting Saved Passwords
Alright, let’s get to deleting! It’s pretty straightforward.
Scroll down to the “Saved passwords” area. You can either select all passwords by ticking the checkbox next to “Website,” which will select them all at once
or you can go through and select individual sites you want to remove by checking the boxes next to each site.
After you’ve made your selections, simply click the “Delete” button at the top of the page.
And that’s it. The passwords for the sites you selected are now gone.
Editing Saved Passwords
If you’ve recently updated a password and need to reflect that in Edge, here’s how:
Go to the “Saved passwords” section, find the website you need to change, and click the three-dot menu at the far right of its row, then choose “Edit” from the menu.
Edge will then ask you to confirm your identity by entering your Windows user account credentials.
Once you are in, you can now change the “Website,” “Username,” or “Password” as needed. When finished, click “Done” to save your changes.
Your password for that site is now updated in Edge.
Disabling the Password Manager
If you’d rather not have Edge save your passwords at all, you can turn off the password manager.
Find the “Offer to save passwords” section. Then, toggle the switch in the top right corner of the section to “OFF.”
Now, Edge won’t prompt you to save your passwords when you log in to a website.
Saving passwords is useful for everyday sites, but it’s not the best idea for really sensitive ones. If you accidentally saved something you didn’t mean to, hopefully, this guide helped you out!