Microsoft is retiring Edge Drop to focus on Copilot

Edge Drop is being removed from the browser as Microsoft clears space for Copilot and trims features.

Microsoft Says Edge Password Security Vulnerability Is ‘By Design’—Is It Time To Switch To Chrome?

Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords, decrypted and in plaintext, into memory at startup. Google Chrome doesn’t—is it time to switch browser?
Digital Trends

Edge browser has a serious password safety problem, but Microsoft says it’s by design

If you save your passwords in Microsoft Edge, here’s something you should know. Every time you open the browser, it decrypts all your saved passwords and loads them into memory in cleartext, where ...
Mashable

Microsoft Edge is storing passwords as plain text? Here's what Microsoft says.

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...
Tech Times

Microsoft Edge Two-Week Release Cycle Starts in August, Closing Gap With Chrome

Microsoft Edge two-week release cycle launches with Edge 152 on August 27, halving the update interval and reducing the ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft backpedals: Edge to stop loading passwords into memory

Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup after previously stating it was "by design." This behavior was ...