Microsoft Moves Passwords to the Edge: Users Left Hanging by a Thread
Microsoft Authenticator will bid farewell to its password autofill feature by August 2025, nudging users toward Microsoft Edge for credential management. To keep your saved passwords, make the switch or export them before they’re gone. Otherwise, you might find your login info more elusive than a cat during bath time.
Hot Take:
Microsoft has decided it’s time to move passwords and autofill features to Microsoft Edge, effectively pushing users to, quite literally, the Edge of their patience. While the sun sets on the Authenticator’s autofill capabilities, users are urged to hop onto the Edge bandwagon or risk being left in the digital dust. It’s a classic case of adapt or autofill your way to a passwordless purgatory.
Key Points:
- Microsoft is phasing out password storage and autofill features from the Authenticator app by August 2025.
- All autofill features will be consolidated under Microsoft Edge.
- Users must export their Authenticator passwords before August 1, 2025, or lose them.
- The phased deprecation starts in June 2025, with saving new passwords being the first to go.
- Passkeys will still be supported in the Authenticator app.
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