Edi Wang

Microsoft MVP for Azure

Posts in May 2024

How to Prevent Untrusted Apps from Reading Your Browser Password on Windows

Although Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and Firefox store encrypted passwords in the user profile location, these can be easily decrypted by another program without requiring user authentication or approval. Consequently, an untrusted program, not flagged by Microsoft Defender or other security software, can easily access your passwords. Let's check out the simplest method to prevent this. …
Windows Security