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Autofill in Microsoft Edge
Autofill of forms is a feature familiar to most Microsoft Edge customers (or for that matter, users of most modern browsers). In the next version of Microsoft Edge too, you can expect the browser to remember your passwords for all your favorite websites and help you fill in your address and credit card details with one-click whenever you come across these forms online. In this post, we will cover some of these features that you’ve come to depend on and use in your everyday life.
View and Delete passwords within Microsoft Edge itself
Earlier, one needed to go to Windows Settings > Credentials Manager to view and delete saved passwords. Now this functionality is available within Microsoft Edge browser itself. You can View (after authenticating) and Delete your saved passwords in Settings > Profiles > Passwords.
Autofill suggestions made more usable
These changes have been made to improve the form suggestions experience.
Full preview of address data with field highlighting
Filling an address form can sometimes involve effort even with autofill, especially when you have multiple similar addresses saved. Microsoft Edge lets you preview your autofill data for all suggestions within the same dropdown itself, making it easier to choose the right address to fill.
To help you quickly select the autofill suggestion, the value corresponding to the field currently in focus is highlighted in the suggestions.
Ease of access for credentials
In login forms, Microsoft Edge now offers the ability to choose a credential pair both from the username field as well as the password field.
Browser data import for a seamless transition
A possible roadblock to try out a new browser is the unavailability of data that’s important to you, such as your favorites, passwords and other autofill data. Microsoft Edge smoothly overcomes this hurdle by making your passwords, payment info and addresses available right from the first launch.
Upon browser setup, you may choose to keep your data from another browser. If so, you will find all your form data under Settings > Profile and you can manage your data as needed. If you have credit cards that are linked to your Microsoft account, you will not be able to view them yet in the autofill interface. This will be available soon.
There is also an option to import all your autofill data on-demand, again through Settings > Profile. Remember that your existing data set will be replaced by the new data you import.
Sync autofill data across your devices
Work on syncing data across different devices is currently underway – expect these changes to reflect in the upcoming builds.
Control over your autofill data
As a Microsoft Edge user, you have full control on the autofill feature as well as your autofill data. It is important to us that you can easily view, delete and manage your personal data at any point of time. You can also enable/disable the whole feature for passwords, payment info and addresses, respectively.
Looking ahead
This is just the beginning. We know that your time is super valuable. And every second that we spare you from typing out your details each time you shop online, or every bit of mind space we free up from remembering a complex password, counts. Which is why, in the new Microsoft Edge it is important that you get a reliable autofill experience that works intuitively whenever you come across a form on the web.
And to get there, we need your help. You can help us by sharing examples of areas where autofill in Microsoft Edge can do better.
We look forward to your inputs!
77 Replies
Elliot Kirk
Good we don't have to worry about something that, yes, you're right, is considered the norm & standard equipment. Of course, this all should be in place.
As things/items are mentioned it likely is easy for Folks to appreciate why a project like this takes several months to complete. Not only time to put everything in we want & have come to like, but, then, more time to make sure it all works properly & well, testing time. Sure, cannot release something until after confirming it all works correctly. And while we talk about what can be seen, the mechanics & the cosmetics... there's heaps of work under the covers, as well, needing time to be done.
>> It cannot be done all at once or as fast as one might like or expect.
Cheers,
DrewThank you ppnacho and Drew. You are both absolutely right on. We are human, and we will make mistakes, which is why we will always flight first to make sure that more people can check our work before it goes out to everyone. We thank you very much for the feedback you provide, it is critical to the success of this browser.
Do you intend to save (via end to end encryption or not) the OTP keys, currently I am obliged to use Authy for this while you propose one (but whose key backup is impossible).
I'm not a fan of saving sensitive information automatically. But I understand that sometimes simplifies life.
With respect to the first section, it seems fundamental to me that you can not see the memorized passwords. It requires a minimum of security or at least put it a little difficult to see those keys. As long as you do not put a master key (like firefox does) I will never use this option. It always seemed like a big security hole on Google's part. Microsoft should not follow that line. Anyone can be absent from his post for a minute (no more) and someone can see all the keys in a very simple way.
Thank you.
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No soy fan de guardar informacion sensible de forma automatica. Pero entiendo que en ocasiones simplifica la vida.
Con respeto al primer apartado, me parece fundamental que NO se puedan ver las password memorizadas. Se pide un minimo de seguridad o al menos ponerselo un poco dificil al que quiera ver esas claves. Mientras no se ponga una clave maestra (como hace firefox) yo no utilzare nunca esta opcion. Siempre me parecio un gran agujero de seguridad por parte de google. Microsoft no deberia seguir esa linea. Cualquiera se puede ausentar de su puesto un minuto (no mas) y alguien poder ver todas las claves de forma muy sencilla.
Muchas gracias.
- > I'm not a fan of saving sensitive information automatically. I think it requires the clarification that passwords are not saved automatically. Each one requires the user to confirm each password to be saved. And it think nobody should take that control away - neither by never saving nor by always saving pwds. In my experience a concious decision is required for every site. Some I trust, others I don't. And that is what I end up with: the list shows where I never saved a pwd. Looking thru my list, the list is about right. Only desire I would have is to enable better mass deletion. Just posted that response a min ago.
ppnacho There is a master password for Chrome, and now for Edge (Dev). It currently requires you to re-authenticate with you Windows Credentials, so being absent from post without locking your computer (a very bad practice, by the way) will still require the malicious passerby to authenticate access again through Windows.
rfmarves
Win+L, never leave home without it. If that is ever used as an ad slogan, I'll be rich 😉
@Mary Branscombe wrote:... the Windows account is protected by multiple layers of security,
Thanks Mary. This, of course, jibes with what some of us have been striving to convey.
Cheers,
Drew
- I'm with Elliot. I currently use LastPass as my Password Manager, due to the security. It's good to find out that Firefox has a master key. Edge (Chromium) should adopt something similar...
In fact, it would be nice to see Windows Hello security implemented in Edge (Chromium)
