Use Password Generator to create more secure passwords in Microsoft Edge

Summary

Microsoft Edge Password Generator helps create strong, secure passwords with a built-in password strength indicator, improving online security and safe browsing across websites and platforms. This article explains how the Password Generator works and how to enable or disable Password Generator in Microsoft Edge.

Password best practices emphasize using a strong, unique password for each of your online accounts. However, in practice, most people find this difficult to maintain. Relying on memory and habitual behavior often leads to the use of simple passwords that are reused across multiple accounts—putting security at risk.

Password Generator in Microsoft Edge is a game-changer. Use it to automatically generate a strong, unique password suggestion each time you need one. Additionally, the generated password is saved automatically in the browser and filled across all your signed-in devices, so you don’t have to remember it.

How Password Generator works

When you open a web page that contains a sign-up form or a change password field, Microsoft Edge activates Password Generator. When you select the password field, Password Generator suggests a strong password in a drop-down menu.

 
You just need to select the suggested password and submit it to the website. That’s it. The suggested password is now saved in your browser and will be auto-filled the next time you come to the website. It will also be available on all your devices where you're signed in and syncing passwords.

The Password Generator also includes a real-time Password strength indicator that shows how strong your password is as you type, in case you prefer to create your own strong password.

Turn on or off Password Generator

Password Generator is enabled by default in Microsoft Edge. If you like to disable:

1. Go to Settings and more > Settings > Passwords and autofill > Microsoft Password Manager > More settings.

   Note: Ensure Ask to save passwords and passkeys are turned on.

2. Disable the toggle Suggest strong passwords.
   

If you'd like to turn Password Generator back on, simply enable the toggle.

If you don’t see the Password Generator suggestion on your favorite website, let us know. You can send us feedback by selecting Settings and more > Help and feedback > Send feedback.