How to Delete Saved Passwords in Microsoft Edge

Why Delete Saved Passwords?

You should delete saved passwords in Microsoft Edge to protect your online accounts from unauthorized access and maintain your privacy on shared devices. Removing old login details ensures that anyone else using your computer cannot automatically sign into your personal accounts or steal sensitive information.

When you visit a website that needs a login, Microsoft Edge asks if you want to save your username and password. Next time you visit, the browser fills in your account info automatically.

Microsoft Edge allows users to delete saved passwords for specific websites. Removing a saved password prevents Edge from automatically filling login details for that site in the future, enhancing security.

What Happens When You Delete?

Deleting a saved password in Microsoft Edge permanently removes that specific login from your browser storage, meaning Edge will no longer automatically fill in your username and password for that site. You will need to type your login details in manually the next time you visit the page.

References:

View or edit your passwords in Microsoft Password Manager - Microsoft Support Learn how to view or edit passwords saved in Microsoft Edge using the Microsoft password manager.

View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support Learn how to view and delete your browser history and other history in Microsoft Edge.

Here's How:

Delete saved passwords in Microsoft Edge by opening the browser settings menu, navigating to your stored login details, and choosing the specific website information you want to remove. Managing your saved credentials takes only a few quick clicks in the browser menu.

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click or tap on the Settings and more (Alt+F) 3 dots menu icon, and click or tap on Settings.
3. Click or tap on Passwords and autofill in the left pane, and click or tap on Microsoft Password Manager in the right pane.
4. Under Passwords, click or tap on the website you want to delete its saved password for.
   
5. [Requires admin privileges] Enter your Windows account credentials to authenticate yourself and approve showing passwords.
   
6. Click or tap on Delete.
   
7. Click or tap on Delete to confirm.
   
8. When finished, you can either close the Settings tab or Microsoft Edge.

Summary

Deleting saved passwords in Microsoft Edge helps manage your account security by removing old or unneeded login details. You can easily do this by going to Settings, then Passwords and autofill, and using the Microsoft Password Manager to find and delete specific entries.