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Tony Polanco

Microsoft is killing the master password in Edge browser today — here's how it will work now

Microsoft Edge Browser.

There's a major change coming to Microsoft Edge today that removes the Master Password.

In a press release shared with TechRadar Pro, NordVPN said that as of today (June 4), Edge would be retiring the master password feature. It will be replaced by device-based authentication like Windows Hello, which is more secure than a master password. This comes shortly after Microsoft decided to drop passwords as the default option for new Microsoft accounts.

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