Password Manager for Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge passwords are managed from Settings under Passwords and autofill, where you can find, view, save, edit, or delete login details. If a password is missing, check the selected Edge profile and sync status before trying to reset the website account.

How do I open the password manager in Microsoft Edge?

1. Open Microsoft Edge and select the three-dot menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Profiles, then Passwords, or select Passwords and autofill followed by Microsoft Password Manager. The wording may vary with the Edge version and device.

The password manager for Edge stores login details associated with the current browser profile. Check the profile name or picture near the top of Settings if the expected passwords are not listed.

To use passwords on other devices, select the profile icon in Edge and choose the official option labeled Sign in to sync data or Sign in. Enter Microsoft account details only in the Microsoft sign-in window opened by Edge.

How do I view and search saved passwords in Microsoft Edge?

1. Open Microsoft Password Manager from Edge Settings.
2. Use the search box or scroll through the saved sites.
3. Select the entry for the website or account you need.
4. Select the eye-shaped Show password control if the password is hidden.
5. Complete the device security check when prompted.

Edge may require a Windows password, PIN, fingerprint, face scan, or the authentication method used to unlock the device before displaying a saved password. This check protects stored credentials from someone who has access to an unlocked browser.

If no matching entry appears, confirm that you are using the correct Edge profile. Also search by the website name and by the username or email address, because an entry may be stored under a different label than expected.

How do I save, edit, or delete a password in Microsoft Edge?

To save a login, sign in to the website and accept Edge’s prompt to save the password. Review the username before confirming, especially when several people use the device or you have more than one account for the same site.

Microsoft Password Manager may also provide an Add password control. If that control appears, enter the website, username, password, and any available note, then save the entry.

To change stored login details, open the matching entry, select Edit, complete device authentication if requested, make the correction, and save it. Changing an entry in Edge changes only the stored copy; it does not change the actual password held by the website.

To remove an entry, select it and choose Delete. Confirm that the correct website and username are selected first. Deleting the saved entry does not close the website account or change its password.

How do I turn password saving and autofill on or off in Microsoft Edge?

Open Edge Settings, select Profiles, then Passwords, or open Passwords and autofill and choose Microsoft Password Manager. Look in its settings for controls covering password-saving prompts, automatic sign-in, and password autofill.

• Password-saving prompts ask whether Edge should store credentials after a login.
• Autofill places saved usernames and passwords into matching sign-in fields.
• Automatic sign-in allows Edge to complete some sign-ins with saved details without asking for confirmation each time.

Turn off only the feature you do not want. If Edge never offers to save a password, check whether password-saving prompts are disabled or whether that website appears in a list of sites for which saving was declined.

How do I sync Edge passwords across devices?

Edge sync copies selected browser data between Edge profiles signed in with the same Microsoft account. Each device must use that account, and Passwords must be enabled in the sync settings.

1. On each device, open Edge and check the profile icon.
2. Confirm that the same Microsoft account is signed in.
3. Open Settings, select Profiles, then Sync.
4. Confirm that sync is enabled and that Passwords is turned on.
5. Keep Edge open briefly, then check Microsoft Password Manager again.

If passwords still do not appear, check whether sync is paused, whether Edge reports a sync error, or whether the password was saved under another profile. A work or school profile and a personal profile can keep separate password collections.

How do I recover access when a password is forgotten?

The correct recovery step depends on which password is missing:

• For a saved website password, open its entry in Microsoft Password Manager and use Show password. Device authentication may be required.
• For a website password that was never saved, use that website’s Forgot password or account-recovery option. Edge cannot reset a password for a third-party website.
• For a forgotten Microsoft account password, choose Forgot password in the official Microsoft sign-in window and follow Microsoft’s identity-verification process.

When a reset creates a new website password, sign in with the new password and update the old Edge entry if Edge does not replace it automatically. Avoid repeatedly trying an old password, because the website may temporarily restrict additional attempts.

How do I get official Microsoft support for Edge password problems?

For Edge password-manager help, open the three-dot menu and select Help and feedback, then Microsoft Edge Help. You can also open {site} and search for Microsoft Edge passwords, sync problems, or Microsoft account recovery.

Use Microsoft account recovery for account-access problems and Edge help for browser storage, autofill, or sync problems. Never send a password, PIN, recovery code, or device security answer to someone claiming to provide support.