Why Should You Opt-in to Edge Password Monitor?
Creating, maintaining, and regularly changingstrong passwordsare the most important keys to online security.
The problem is that even the most robust password is vulnerable if a third-party data breach compromises your data.
Click thetoggleto the right ofShow alerts when passwords are found in an online leak.
When active, the toggle will be colored blue and switched to the right.
If it’s gray and switched to the left, that means it’s off.
It will periodically scan for compromised passwords and alert you if any are detected.
Open Edge, and navigate toSettings>Passwords, or just enteredge://configs/passwordsin the URL bar.
Click thered or blue bannerto jump into the Password Monitor.
If Password Monitor has found any leaked passwords, this page will have ared bannerwith an alert.
If the last scan didnt find any leaked passwords, this page will have ablue banner.
In either case, clicking the banner opens the password monitor.
The Password Monitor will list leaked passwords if it has found any.
If it hasnt, you’ve got the option to clickScan nowto search for leaked passwords.
Wait for the scan to finish.
If Password Monitor finds any leaked passwords, clickChange.
Edge will redirect you to the website where your password has been compromised.
How Does Edge Password Monitor Work?
It doesn’t, however, assist you in actually changing passwords.
They will be able to help you with the specific procedure to change your password.
Consider using Microsoft Edge’s password generator feature that works well with the built-in password manager.
