How to Enable Always Verify Autofill in Microsoft Edge

Always verify autofill in Microsoft Edge is a security setting. When it is on, Edge asks for your Windows Hello (the Windows sign-in feature that covers face, fingerprint, PIN or password) PIN or password every time it fills in saved credit card details. If someone gets onto your signed-in PC, they can’t spend your stored payment data without passing that check.

Edge saves your card numbers to speed up online shopping on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. This setting adds one confirmation step before a saved card is used. It costs you a few seconds at checkout and protects you from unauthorized purchases.

Enable or disable “Always verify when using autofill” in Edge

With autofill verification on, Edge asks you to confirm your identity with your Windows Hello PIN or password before it fills in saved passwords or payment cards. You can turn the setting on or off from your profile settings. It matters most on shared computers, or on any PC where someone else might sit down while you are signed in.

If you have no PIN or other sign-in method, the verification prompt has nothing to check against, and the option may be missing or not work. On Windows 11 you can set a PIN under Settings › Accounts › Sign-in options

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

The Edge window should now be open. If you use more than one Edge profile, make sure you are in the profile whose saved cards you want to protect. Settings are stored per profile.

2. Click the Settings and more three dots (…) in the upper-right corner, or press Alt+F to open the menu.
3. Choose Settings from the list.

A new tab opens with the Edge settings page.

4. On the Settings page, select Profile from the left-hand panel.
5. Click the "Open Wallet" tile on the right.

The Wallet page should now open, showing your saved payment methods and other wallet items. If you don't see the tile, check that you are signed in to the right profile and that Edge is up to date.

6. Click the Settings button at the bottom left of the Wallet page.

The Wallet settings should now be on screen, with a section for payment methods.

This is faster if you change this setting often.

edge://wallet/settings

7. Find the "Always verify when using autofill" tile under "Payment methods."
8. Select the tile, then switch the toggle to the On position.

The toggle should now show as on. If it is greyed out or you can't find it, the usual cause is that Windows Hello or a Windows sign-in PIN or password isn't set up, or Edge is out of date. Fix that first, then come back to this page. On a work or school PC, an organization policy can also hide or lock the option. In that case you will need to ask your IT administrator.

To undo the change, return to the same tile and switch the toggle to the Off position. That disables the feature, and Edge goes back to filling in saved cards without asking you to verify.

Your payment information is now behind an extra authentication check. The change normally applies straight away, so you don't need to restart Edge or Windows. To test it, go to a checkout page and let Edge fill in a saved card. It should ask for your Windows Hello PIN or password first.

Summary:

• This article walks through the steps to turn the "Always verify when using autofill" feature on or off in the Microsoft Edge browser.
• The screenshots show where each setting sits, which makes the settings menu easier to follow.
• You can leave a comment if a step doesn't match what you see. Feedback helps keep the information accurate.