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IE: Enable/Disable Prompt to Remember Passwords

IE: Enable/Disable Prompt to Remember Passwords

By Mitch Bartlett 5 Comments

Some people like to have their password stored in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Others are more private, and don’t want their password stored anywhere except in their own heads. IE will prompt you to remember your passwords be default. You can enable or disable this setting with the following steps.

IE prompt to remember password

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select the gear on the right side of the main toolbar and choose “Internet Options“.
    IE gear and Internet Options
  3. Select the “Content” tab, then select “Settings” in the “AutoComplete” section.
  4. In the “Use AutoComplete for” pane, do one of the following:
    • Uncheck the “Ask me before saving passwords” box to stop IE from prompting you to save passwords. Passwords will still be saved on some occasions. Check the box if you wish to be prompted for saving passwords.
    • Uncheck the “User names and passwords on forms” to completely prevent IE from saving usernames and passwords. Check the box to enable it. You may also want to select “Delete AutoComplete history…” if you wish to clear any passwords IE has already saved.
      IE AutoComplete Settings - User names and passwords setting
  5. Select “OK“. Close and restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

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Filed Under: Software Tagged With: IE11

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Comments

  1. Paula Rich says

    November 9, 2021 at 5:25 pm

    Mitch,
    Been a long time since we’ve worked together. Thanks for the help with this topic. You just made my customer’s life a lot easier! We worked together over in Itasca if that refreshes your memory at all

  2. Danielle says

    April 30, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    This is not working for me. I deleted it after it kept populating {2} but now it’s completely gone, even the password. Please help!

  3. Bert says

    September 7, 2019 at 5:13 am

    Yes thanks, basic stuff but I forgot anyhow. A good site. Cheers Bert

  4. Steve Tees says

    March 23, 2017 at 4:08 am

    Pity there’s not an option to prevent password saving but allow user name saving.

  5. Donna says

    October 28, 2016 at 9:34 am

    If I have already told it to never ask for the password on a certain site (I accidentally did this), is there a way to get it to ask me again?

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