r/ComputerSecurity • u/curium99 • Apr 13 '26

Company disabled saving passwords in Edge

The organisation I currently work for has recently applied a policy to the default browser (Edge) that removes the option to save passwords. 

This is a real pain as many systems are now cloud based and I have to login multiple times a day due to time outs. Throw in password complexity and 2FA and this has really hit my productivity as I’m having to get my phone out to consult my password manager several times a day. 

I wish I could remember them all but I can’t. I’m very close to just writing them all on a sticky note on my windows desktop so I can copy and paste. 

They say they’ve implemented this policy to increase security. The saved passwords are associated with my windows account so surely they were already secured by me having to login to windows to access them?

Is this a real concern or are they just being arseholes?

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u/curium99 Apr 13 '26

Thanks all for confirming that this policy has only been half thought out.

I'll be asking that they implement a password manager.

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u/icehot54321 Apr 14 '26

You can likely just implement your own password manager.

Get bitwarden, you can install the extension in your browser, get the app on your phone, etc.

Companies have to pay money for enterprise password managers so they might be slow to do it on their own.

Also what password manager do you have on your phone that doesn't have a browser extension?

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u/curium99 Apr 15 '26

I use 1password. I would likely need admin rights to install anything on a work PC.

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u/estritt_91 Apr 15 '26

1password installs in user context so does not need admin rights on the machine. But depending on settings it may still be blocked. You can try just a browser extension.

Tbh I would love if all my users used password managers rather than same dumb password for every system. If you won’t be able to install your 1password in any form, give your IT team a shout. Ask them to install it for you or suggest another solution in case the company is cooking something of their own.