Turn off the built-in password manager in a browser on multiple computers

On Mac, use mobile device management (MDM) to turn off the built-in password manager in the browser for your team:

1. Open your text editor and create a new file. Enter the following information:

    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>PasswordManagerEnabled</key>
            <false />
    </dict>
    </plist>
   

2. Save the file as a property list (.plist) for the browser you want to manage. For example:

   • Chrome: com.google.Chrome.plist
   • Firefox: com.mozilla.Firefox.plist
   • Edge: com.microsoft.Edge.plist

   If you have an existing property list for the browser, add the PasswordManagerEnabled key and turn it off.

3. Convert the property list file to a configuration profile using your preferred conversion tool, such as mcxToProfile , and deploy the profile using MDM.

   If your team doesn't use MDM, you can add the profile to each Mac locally by double-clicking it.

To verify that the built-in password manager is turned off:

Chrome

1. Open Chrome and select the Chrome menu   in the toolbar.
2. Select Settings > Autofill and passwords > Password Manager.

Firefox

1. Open Firefox and select the Firefox menu   in the toolbar.
2. Select Settings > Privacy & Security.

Edge

1. Open Edge and select the Edge menu   in the toolbar.
2. Select Settings > Passwords.

On Windows Pro or Enterprise, use Group Policy Objects (GPO) to turn off the built-in password manager in the browser for your team:

Chrome

1. Press the Windows logo key  R and enter the following line to open Group Policy Management:

    gpmc.msc
   

2. In the Group Policy Editor, open Administrative Templates > Google > Google Chrome > Password Manager.

3. Select Enable saving passwords to the password manager, then select Disable > Apply > OK.

To verify that the built-in password manager is turned off, open Chrome, select the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, then select Settings > Autofill > Passwords.

Firefox

1. Press the Windows logo key  R and enter the following line to open Group Policy Management:

    gpmc.msc
   

2. In the Group Policy Editor, open Administrative Templates > Mozilla > Firefox > Password Manager.

3. Select Enable saving passwords to the password manager, then select Disable > Apply > OK.

To verify that the built-in password manager is turned off, open Firefox, select the Firefox menu   in the toolbar, then select Preferences > Privacy & Security.

Edge

1. Press the Windows logo key  R and enter the following line to open Group Policy Management:

    gpmc.msc
   

2. In the Group Policy Editor, open Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge > Password manager and protection.

3. Select Enable saving passwords to the password manager, then select Disable > Apply > OK.

To verify that the built-in password manager is turned off, open Edge, select the Edge menu   in the toolbar, then select Settings > Passwords.

If your team doesn’t use Windows Pro or Enterprise

If your team doesn’t use Windows Pro or Enterprise and can’t access Group Policy Manager, follow these steps to turn off the built-in password manager in the browser on any Windows PC:

Chrome

1. Press the Windows logo key  R and enter “regedit”.

2. In the address bar, enter the following path for your computer:

    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
   

   If you don't see the Policies folder, select Edit in the menu bar, select New, and create a new folder called Policies.

3. Select New in the menu bar and create a folder called Google. In the Google folder, create a folder called Chrome.

4. Select Edit in the menu bar, select New, and create a DWORD (32-bit) Value key named PasswordManagerEnabled.

5. Right-click the PasswordManagerEnabled key, select Modify, and enter 0 in the “Value data” field.

To verify that the built-in password manager is turned off, open Chrome, select the Chrome menu   in the toolbar, then select Settings > Autofill > Passwords.

Firefox

1. Press the Windows logo key  R and enter “regedit”.

2. In the address bar, enter the following path for your computer:

    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
   

If you don't see the Policies folder, select Edit in the menu bar, select New, and create a new folder called Policies.

3. Select New in the menu bar and create a folder called Mozilla. In the Mozilla folder, create a folder called Firefox.
4. Select Edit in the menu bar, select New, and create a DWORD (32-bit) Value key named PasswordManagerEnabled.
5. Right-click the PasswordManagerEnabled key, select Modify, and enter 0 in the “Value data” field.

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Firefox, select the Firefox menu   in the toolbar, then select Add-ons.

Edge

1. Press the Windows logo key  R and enter “regedit”.

2. In the address bar, enter the following path for your computer:

    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
   

   If you don't see the Policies folder, select Edit in the menu bar, select New, and create a new folder called Policies.

3. Select New in the menu bar and create a folder called Microsoft. In the Microsoft folder, create a folder called Edge.

4. Select Edit in the menu bar, select New, and create a DWORD (32-bit) Value key called PasswordManagerEnabled.

5. Right-click the PasswordManagerEnabled key, select Modify, and enter 0 in the Value data field.

To verify that 1Password is installed, open Edge, select the Edge menu in the toolbar, then select Extensions.

On Linux, you can use JSON to turn off the built-in password manager in Firefox for your team:

1. Open the Applications folder, right-click Firefox, then select Show Package Contents.

2. In the Contents > Resources folder, create a new folder called distribution.

3. Save the following in a file called policies.json:

    {"policies":{"PasswordManagerEnabled":false}}
   

To verify that the built-in password manager is turned off, open Firefox, select the Firefox menu   in the toolbar, then select Preferences > Privacy & Security.