Windows 10: How to enable and use Password Monitor in Microsoft Edge

WinClub · Jul 16, 2020

Microsoft Edge will soon offer a Password Monitor feature that will tell you if any of your stored passwords have been leaked on the web. […]

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Brink · Jul 16, 2020

Microsoft Edge Password Monitor feature begins rolling out

Use Password Monitor to help protect your passwords online

Note: We are in the process of deploying this feature, so it may be a little while before you see it in your respective channel and build.

Each year, hundreds of millions of usernames and passwords are exposed online when websites or apps—for example, the kind we use to order products—become the target of data breaches.

These leaked username and passwords often end up for sale on the online black market, commonly referred to as the Dark Web. Hackers use automated scripts to try different stolen username and password combinations to hijack people’s accounts. When an account is taken over, its owner can be the target of fraudulent transactions, identity theft, illegal fund transfers, or other illegal activities.

Though people are regularly cautioned against reusing the same username and password combination for more than one online account, it’s a common practice. This leaves them vulnerable on multiple sites when breaches occur.

Password Monitor helps Microsoft Edge customers protect their online accounts by informing them if any of their passwords that have been compromised, so they can update them. Changing their passwords immediately is the best way to prevent their accounts from being hijacked.

How Password Monitor works

After you turn on Password Monitor, Microsoft Edge begins proactively checking the passwords you’ve saved in the browser against a large database of known breached credentials that are stored in the cloud. If any of your passwords match those in the database, they will be shown on the Password Monitor page in Settings > Profiles > Passwords > Password Monitor. Passwords listed there are no longer safe to use and need to be changed immediately.

When your credentials are checked against the database of known leaked credentials, powerful encryption helps prevent your information from being revealed to anyone. Information about which password has been compromised is only available to you.

Turn on Password Monitor

To turn on Password Monitor:

Make sure you’re signed in to Microsoft Edge using your Microsoft account or your work or school account.

In your browser settings, go to Profiles > Passwords.

Turn on the toggle next to “Show alerts when passwords are found in an online leak”. After the toggle is turned on, any unsafe passwords will be displayed on the Password Monitor page in your browser settings > Passwords.

 What to do if you discover your password is unsafe

Go to Settings > Profiles> Passwords > Password Monitor.

For each account where your password is shown to be unsafe, select the Change Password button. You’ll be taken to the relevant website. Change your password.

If an entry in the list of compromised passwords is no longer relevant to you, you can ignore it by clicking Ignore.

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Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...ne/m-p/1487025

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Kari · Jul 16, 2020

How to preserve Edge Passwords prior to reformat and clean install?

If you are not already using it to sign in to Windows, switch to a Microsoft account (tutorial). When signing in with a Microsoft account, you can then enable sync in settings (tutorial).

Final step is to check that sync is turned on in Edge (tutorial).

That's it. All Edge favorites, stored passwords, reading list and so on will be synced to your Microsoft account, and as soon as you sign in to any other Windows 10 device or your old machine after clean install and turn on syncing in Windows Settings and Edge, everything will be there.

Shadow Eagle · Jul 16, 2020

Failed to login into dlink dnr-202l using microsoft edge

Hi,

I am sorry to know that you are unable to log into dnr-202l using Edge.

I suggest you to delete browsing history and check if it helps.

Microsoft Edge and privacy: FAQ

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq

Also try to open the edge in InPrivate and try to access that website and check.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.
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Hi Kalpana,

Thank you for your reply. I did what you suggested; but the same issue showed where failed to login with user ID and password; however, the same user ID and password work when using Internet Explorer.

First steps:

Launch Microsoft Edge

Click more options (...)

Select "Settings"

Click button "Choose what to clear" under "Clear browsing data"

"Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data, Cached data and files" are selected.

Click "Clear" button

Open new tab by clicking "+" sign

Enter IP address to open device (DNR-202L) login screen

In the login dialog screen, enter the user ID and password and click "OK" button

Dialog login screen shows again. Do this step 3 times and get message

Access Error: 401 -- Unauthorized

Access Denied, Authorization enabled.

Second steps:

Launch Microsoft Edge in private mode

Enter IP address to open device (DNR-202L) login screen

In the login dialog screen, enter the user ID and password and click "OK" button

Dialog login screen shows again. Do this step 3 times and get message

Access Error: 401 -- Unauthorized

Access Denied, Authorization enabled.

Please let me know, if there is anything I can provide to solve this issue.

Regards,

Glasgow

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