A simple but effective ways to stay safer online is to use strong and unique passwords for each of your online accounts. Weak or reused passwords are ‘unhealthy’ and become a point of vulnerability. They make the job easier for actors with malicious intent who try to gain access to your accounts. Unfortunately, a large number of people find it challenging to maintain healthy passwords.Â
Note:Â Multiple studies have revealed that a majority of users (around 60%) reuse their passwords across multiple different online accounts.Â
Microsoft Edge has now taken a step towards helping you stay informed about the health of your passwords. To learn more about the health of your passwords, go to edge://settings/autofill/passwords/checkup anytime.Â
How it works
You can check the health of your passwords in two ways:
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Option 1- From Edge Settings: Go to Settings and more  > Settings  > Passwords and autofill > Microsoft Password Manager > Password security check.
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Option 2- From the address bar: Go to edge://settings/autofill/passwords/checkup in the address bar.
You can see the list of saved passwords with the following categories- Leaked, Reused, and Weak.
Note: To see which stored passwords fall into each of these categories, you must first run a password check via Password Monitor. Simply click "Check" to get started. To learn more about Password Monitor, see Protect your online accounts using Password Monitor.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Updating the passwords is now easier. Password Monitor and Password Health now support the standard URL web format, allowing you to go directly to the change-password pages for supported websites (such as GitHub and WordPress) by selecting the Change button.
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Check and update your unhealthy passwords today by clicking on the name of the website to open it in a new tab, where you can update the password. The fewer unhealthy passwords you have and use, the safer you're likely to be online. Â
Remember, the health of your specific individual passwords is private as any data Microsoft utilizes to provide and improve this feature is aggregated and anonymized.Â
