Microsoft Edge gets a new security feature known as “Password Monitor,” and as the name implies, it’s a feature designed to notify you that one of your passwords you’re using has been found in an online data breach.
If the browser detects that a password is in the database of compromised passwords, it’ll advise you to change it to a different one. The new feature should sound familiar because Google already has a “Password Leak Detection” feature that offers the same functionality, but a similar feature is now part of the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge.
Password Monitor is currently in development, but you can enable it manually using the Beta version of the browser.
In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable (or disable) the password leak detection in the latest version of Edge on Windows 10.
Enable password monitor on Microsoft Edge
To enable alerts for compromised passwords on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:
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Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
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Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.
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Select the Settings option.
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Click on Profiles.
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Under your profile section, click the Passwords option.
Profile password option -
Turn on the Show alerts when passwords are found in an online leak toggle switch.
Microsoft Edge enable password monitor
Once you complete the steps, the browser will be able to detect and alert you if any of your login information have been part of a data breach.
If the password you’re using have been stolen, you can click the alert to access a page (edge://settings/Passwords/PasswordMonitor) with more information and link to change it, or you can also ignore the alert.
Disable password monitor on Microsoft Edge
To disable stolen password alerts on Edge, use these steps:
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.
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Select the Settings option.
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Click on Profiles.
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Under your profile section, click the Passwords option.
Profile password option -
Turn off the Show alerts when passwords are found in an online leak toggle switch.
Microsoft Edge disable password monitor
After you complete the steps, Microsoft Edge will no longer notify you about passwords found in an online leak.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].