How to Manage Your Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Saved Passwords
By Timothy Tibbettson 06/16/2023 |
Whenever you visit a website that requires you to enter login details, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge will prompt you, "Do you want Internet Explorer to remember the password for XYZ website?" If you click 'Yes,' you will not be required to enter the login details again when you visit that site. This removes the hassle of entering the login details every time you visit that site.
Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge store all your login details in an encrypted format in the Windows Registry. The passwords cannot be seen by anyone in text format or by looking in the Registry. If you want to see your saved passwords, you'll have to use a third-party program. Such software will search for the saved passwords of IE in the Registry and show them to you in plain text format.
Viewing Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Saved Passwords
Programs including IE PassView can reveal passwords stored by Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge and allows you to delete passwords that are no longer needed.
Note Almost every app that retrieves passwords or accesses the Registry will be flagged as a potential virus. IE PassView is safe and tested by MajorGeeks.
Backup Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Passwords
The stored items shown by IE PassView can be exported in various formats, such as TXT, HTML, and CSV. You can use this software to back up your stored and saved passwords.
You can also back up IE passwords without using any third-party apps. By default, all the Internet Explorer saved passwords are stored in the following location in the Windows Registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\IntelliForms\SPW
If you don't have the SPW folder in your Registry, then use IE PassView.
We do suggest that you back up the Registry before you proceed. Here's how How to Back up or Restore the Windows Registry.
To back up, you need to hit the Windows Start button and type regedit in the search box, and press Enter. This will launch the Registry Editor.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder > Software > Microsoft > Internet Explorer > IntelliForms > SPW.
If you see some encrypted info on the right side of the Registry Editor, you have selected the SPW folder. If you want to back up this folder with RegEdit, click on File, Export, and name it whatever you like. Using the date is a good idea, for example, 03-15-18.reg. You now have a backup of your saved passwords in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge. To restore, you need to double-click on the newly created.REG file and then click on Merge.
Deleting Internet Explorer Saved Passwords
To delete all the saved passwords stored in your Internet Explorer, you have to click on the Settings icon located in the toolbar of your IE, then click on Internet Options. You will now see a new window of Internet Options.
In the General tab, go to the Browsing history section and click on the Delete button, which will open another window with a list of options, such as temporary internet files, cookies, history, and other items that can be deleted.
Here, you need to put a checkmark near Passwords to delete all the saved passwords and then click on Delete.
Third-party programs are also available to manage your login and passwords. One of our favorites is RoboForm, which we've relied on for over 15 years.
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Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge store all your login details in an encrypted format in the Windows Registry. The passwords cannot be seen by anyone in text format or by looking in the Registry. If you want to see your saved passwords, you'll have to use a third-party program. Such software will search for the saved passwords of IE in the Registry and show them to you in plain text format.
Viewing Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Saved Passwords
Programs including IE PassView can reveal passwords stored by Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge and allows you to delete passwords that are no longer needed.
Note Almost every app that retrieves passwords or accesses the Registry will be flagged as a potential virus. IE PassView is safe and tested by MajorGeeks.
Backup Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Passwords
The stored items shown by IE PassView can be exported in various formats, such as TXT, HTML, and CSV. You can use this software to back up your stored and saved passwords.
You can also back up IE passwords without using any third-party apps. By default, all the Internet Explorer saved passwords are stored in the following location in the Windows Registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\IntelliForms\SPW
If you don't have the SPW folder in your Registry, then use IE PassView.
We do suggest that you back up the Registry before you proceed. Here's how How to Back up or Restore the Windows Registry.
To back up, you need to hit the Windows Start button and type regedit in the search box, and press Enter. This will launch the Registry Editor.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder > Software > Microsoft > Internet Explorer > IntelliForms > SPW.
If you see some encrypted info on the right side of the Registry Editor, you have selected the SPW folder. If you want to back up this folder with RegEdit, click on File, Export, and name it whatever you like. Using the date is a good idea, for example, 03-15-18.reg. You now have a backup of your saved passwords in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge. To restore, you need to double-click on the newly created.REG file and then click on Merge.
Deleting Internet Explorer Saved Passwords
To delete all the saved passwords stored in your Internet Explorer, you have to click on the Settings icon located in the toolbar of your IE, then click on Internet Options. You will now see a new window of Internet Options.
In the General tab, go to the Browsing history section and click on the Delete button, which will open another window with a list of options, such as temporary internet files, cookies, history, and other items that can be deleted.
Here, you need to put a checkmark near Passwords to delete all the saved passwords and then click on Delete.
Third-party programs are also available to manage your login and passwords. One of our favorites is RoboForm, which we've relied on for over 15 years.
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