Information
This policy setting enables or disables the ability for users to save their passwords in Microsoft Edge.
The recommended state for this setting is Disabled.
Rationale:
Saving passwords in Edge could lead to a users web passwords being breached if an attacker were to gain access to their web browser especially in the case of an unattended and unlocked workstation.
Impact:
Users will be unable to utilize the Microsoft Edge built-in password manager.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Disabled:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Password manager and protection\Enable saving passwords to the password manager
Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template MSEdge.admx/adml that can be downloaded from Microsoft here.
Default Value:
Enabled. (The user can change this setting.)