All internet browsers come with an autofill feature that allows users to save their login information for specific websites. The browser then keeps the login credentials in its memory and automatically fills them in the next time you access that website.
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You can disable this feature or turn off auto-filling on specific websites to meet your concerns. Fortunately, most browsers allow you to manage the password autofilling feature. We’ll show you how to do it on Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Why is disabling autofill helpful?
By disabling password autofilling, you can prevent browsers asking you to save additional information in pop-ups when you log in to websites. This prevents your login information from being accidentally saved while working on a shared computer.
As a result, it relieves you from the hassle of deleting information that might have been accidentally saved from your browser.
Plus, you won’t put your data at risk when you accidentally click on the pop-up to save those credentials and forget to remove them from the browser on the shared computer.
How to Manage Autofill Settings in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge allows you to disable password saving for all websites, customize autofilling during sign-in, change your saved passwords, and even prevent Microsoft Edge from saving passwords for specific websites. Is.
Let’s see where you can do all this customization in Microsoft Edge.
Click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner and go to Settings. Go to the Profile section on the left sidebar and click on Passwords in the right-hand pane.
How to Disable Autofill in Microsoft Edge
You can turn off the toggle for “Offer to save password” to avoid Microsoft Edge even trying to save login information in a pop-up.
How to Manage Autofill During Sign-in with Edge
Under the Autofilling toggle, you can customize how the password autofills during sign-in. You have three options.
Automatically: When you set the sign-in settings to this option, your browser will automatically fill in the saved information when you visit the website.
With device password: If you select this setting, the browser will ask for your device password before automatically filling in the login information on the website. Considering that your laptop is idle when you log in, it’s handy to have this option to prevent prying eyes from logging into your account.
Custom Primary Password: This setting lets you set a primary password that is different from your device’s password. To autofill the saved information, you must first enter this primary password. This ensures enhanced security for the auto-filled information.
Managing Existing Autofilled Passwords in Microsoft Edge
Just below Sign-In Customization, you’ll find a list of previously saved passwords. To edit or change a saved password, click the three horizontal dots next to the password and choose your preferred change.
Next, authenticate yourself with the password for your device or the primary password and add the new information. After that click on submit button. Or, click Delete to remove the saved information.
How to Stop Autofill Requests on Certain Websites in Edge
In the Never Save Passwords section, you’ll find a list of all the websites for which you have instructed Edge not to save login information. To remove a particular website, click on the cross (X) icon.
If you have never turned off autofill on specific websites and the list is empty, you can stop autofill requests on your chosen websites by selecting “Never” in the AutoFill request pop-up.
How to Manage Autofill Settings in Chrome
With Chrome, you can disable password saving requests, control the sign-in process using stored information, and view and manage previously saved passwords.
To change the setting of the autofilling password, click on the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner and go to Settings. Go to the left sidebar and select Autofill. Then select Password in the right-hand pane.