When you use your browser Microsoft Edge, every time you enter your username and password on some site, it prompts you to save the password. In today’s article, we’ll take a look at how to disable the save password prompt in Microsoft Edge, or enable the save password prompt if you have it disabled.
Enable or disable the suggestion to save passwords in Microsoft Edge can be done in two ways: in the browser itself and using the Registry Editor. Below we will consider both methods.
Enable or disable the suggestion to save passwords in the browser settings.
1.Open the Microsoft Edge browser, left-click the three dots in the upper right => in the menu that opens, select “Options”;
2.Go down a little down in the list that opens and open “View additional parameters”;
3.Find “Suggest saving passwords” in the list and toggle the switch to the desired position. On position means that every time you enter a password on one of the sites, you will receive a browser prompt to save your username and password.
Off position means that every time you enter a password on one of the sites, you will not receive a browser prompt to save your username and password.
Flip the switch to the desired position and close the settings.
Enable or disable the suggestion to save passwords in the registry editor.
It is always recommended to create a system restore point before editing the registry.
1.Open the registry editor: in the search bar or in the execute menu (execute is called by the win + r keys) write regedit and press Enter.
2. In the left column, follow the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Classes Local Settings Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion AppContainer Storage microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe MicrosoftEdge Main. In the left column, select the Main section, and in the right column, find and open the parameter FormSuggest Passwords
3.To disable the suggestion to save passwords in the Edge browser – in the value field, write No. and click “OK”.
To enable the suggestion to save passwords in the Edge browser – write in the value field yes and click “OK”.
After entering the desired value, simply close the registry editor. That’s all for today, if you have any additions – write comments! Good luck ?
