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Password Monitor in Microsoft Edge: How to Enable and Use

If one of your passwords has leaked online, Edge will let you know immediately

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Updated onJuly 11, 2024

updated onJuly 11, 2024

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MicrosoftEdge has a Password Monitor feature that will alert you if one or more passwords have leaked online. Check the video right below or the detailed guide to learn how to enable and use the Password Monitor in Microsoft Edge.

How to enable Password Monitor in Edge?

So, the Password Monitor is a notable newEdge featurethat is now available for all users thanks to the 91.0.852.0 update from the Dev channel.

If you have an older Edge version, go to Settings > Passwords and turn on the Scan for leaked passwords, as shown in the screenshot above.

Make sure you have that feature enabled so that you’ll know when a data leak has compromised your login passwords.

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