New Microsoft Edge based on Chromium, not only alerts when it finds compromised passwords it can now also suggest strong, unique passwords for online accounts. If you select them, Edge saves and autofill the username and password next time when you visit the website. The password generation feature is now available for Microsoft Edge in Canary and Dev versions.
Google Chrome is known to generate strong passwords. Firefox’s new Password Manager Lockwise also offers a unique and random password while you create an account on a website.
New Microsoft Edge now has the Password generator built-in and is enabled by default. To start using the feature,
- Launch Edge browser
- Visit a website
- Click on create new account
- Click the password field and select “Use Suggested Password”
Use suggested password option under the password field
Edge Saves the password to saved passwords and autofill the username and password when you visit the website next time.
If you’re using Microsoft Edge on Android or iOS and syncing the data then, newly generated passwords on the desktop will also be available on your mobile device.
If you don’t want the new Edge to display Password suggestions, then
- Click on the ellipsis icon
- Select Settings > Profiles > Passwords
- Toggle the “Suggest strong passwords” setting.
So strop reusing passwords and start using passwords suggested by Edge when you sign up for new accounts. What’s your take on Edge’s Password generation feature? Let us know in the comments below.
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