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borgus

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Credential Manager lists only a few WEB credentials of the hundred+ Saved Logins. So it's apparently not designed to be a PW manager.

Why those selected few is a mystery.

When any credential that it does list is opened it prompts for a password. But what password? No instructions seen on the WEB have unearthed it.

No Windows log-in PW has ever been configured for this PC; it's a single-user box. Perhaps that would be the PW?
 
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24H2 (Build 26100 2894)
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Edge doesn't use the built-in Windows cred manager. IE did back in the day, and other programs could leverage it. If there are any sites you visit for which you use the IE compatibility mode those also would use the cred manager
 

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As for WEB creds, the feature appears to be legacy. It's not suitable as a PW manager. Thanks for the insight.
 
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All modern browsers have the option to save your user names and passwords. To access this feature each time, you have to provide your Windows Login Password.
 

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Windows 11 Pro Insider 64 bit 25H2 26200.5742Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6016 GBnVidia GEForce RTX 2060 Super
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Windows 11 Pro Insider 64 bit 25H2 26200.5742
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Gigabyte Z390 UD
CPU
Intel Core i7 9700K 3.60
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 UD
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce RTX 2060 Super
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Two 27" Dell 4K monitors
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
M.2 NVME SSD, 500 GB; Two 2TB Mechanical HDD's
PSU
850w PSU
Case
Cyberpower PC
Cooling
Water cooled
Keyboard
Backlit Cyberpower gaming keyboard
Mouse
Backlit Cyberpower gaming mouse
Internet Speed
1 GB mbps
Browser
Brave
Antivirus
Windows Security
In Firefox, Tools menu | SETTINGS | PRIVACY | Store passwords allows changes and additions.

There appears to be no need to log into the Microsoft account, which is normally logged out.
No local account here; a PW sign-in has never been configured to use the system.
 

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Correction on the above. The local account is used here, with the Microsoft account rarely logged in.
 

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