Edge not saving passwords anymore

GeneralLee01 · Oct 22, 2023

Good evenings all,

Although all Edge settings seem correct I can not make Edge asking to save a password when logging in to a website.

I double checked all the settings and disabled all extensions. Still no go :-(

Please advice

Thanks

glasskuter · Oct 22, 2023

I can see a few complaints on MS forum about this since August, but I checked the feedback hub and there are only a handful.

Make sure all 3 options are toggled on in Edge settings>passwords. Restart Edge.

Then try this:
clear your cache. Restart Edge.

Close Edge and repair it. settings>apps>installed apps>select MS Edge>click 3 dots>select modifiy.Select repair

wiganken · Oct 23, 2023

I had the same thing happen with Firefox recently. It lasted a few days but then corrected somehow. Maybe it is a temporary glitch and the issue with Edge will correct itself? Maybe wait a few days and try again?

GeneralLee01 · Oct 23, 2023

glasskuter said:
I can see a few complaints on MS forum about this since August, but I checked the feedback hub and there are only a handful. . . . . . . . . .

Thanks GK

Tried all that, no go :-(

GeneralLee01 · Oct 23, 2023

wiganken said:
I had the same thing happen with Firefox recently. It lasted a few days but then corrected somehow. Maybe it is a temporary glitch and the issue with Edge will correct itself? Maybe wait a few days and try again?

Yes I can do that Wiganken. Will report back later.

Porthos · Oct 23, 2023

Restart the computer as well.

pietcorus2 · Oct 23, 2023

Yes, only one site Edge will not fill-in the password automaticly ..........!
How(?) to get this site right again ?

TairikuOkami · Oct 23, 2023

You can try to force it by policy. Run CMD as admin, copy/paste:

Code:

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "PasswordManagerEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

pietcorus2 · Oct 23, 2023

TairikuOkami said:
You can try to force it by policy. Run CMD as admin, copy/paste:

Code:

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "PasswordManagerEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f

Thanks man...........will try !

glasskuter · Oct 23, 2023

If only one site and login isn't working I wouldn't mess with the registry until I tried fixing that particular site.
Go to edge-settings-passwords. Scroll down to saved passwords. Click the 3 dots by the one that is not entering correct password and delete.
Then go to the site and login. See if Edge won't record it correctly then.

GeneralLee01 · Oct 23, 2023

I restarted / rebooted the system various times. Still no go on my laptop.

Used regedit to check PasswordManagerEnabled , but the setting is not there. As a matter of fact HKLM is not even there. So there must be a good reason for that. (do not plan adding the key)

On my phone the password manager does ask if they should be saved and they do sync from my phone to my laptop.

glasskuter · Oct 23, 2023

GeneralLee01 said:
HKLM is not even there.......do not plan adding the key)

That's impossible. HKLM is HKey_Local_Machine. Windows won't run without it.
Working in the registry can cause serious consequences so I advise anyone who is unfamiliar with it, which is most people, to stay away from it. It's the easiest way of breaking your operating system so you are smart to be cautious if you are unsure.
It is perfectly safe to rely on regedit files from reputable sources like Brink's tutorials. He always gives an opposing regedit file that will undo any changes his file makes.

For anyone who does make changes to the registry one should always backup any key that is changed. (or backup the entire registry) Despite working in the registry for many years, I still find it to be a scary place and am still wary of it.

GeneralLee01 · Oct 23, 2023

HKLM is called HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on my system. Never knew dos accepts abbreviations for register.

GeneralLee01 · Oct 23, 2023

Thanks GK

I added the key, but it did not change much besides making it impossible to toggle PW on/off and it added the Famous "Managed by your organisation" to the Settings Menu. But PW still not being saved.

So I removed it again.