How to Get a Computer to Stop Remembering Incorrect Website Passwords
ALAN SEMBERA
TECH
When you log in to a website for the first time, your browser may remember your password so you don't have to retype it each time. But if you mistype the password, or later change it to something else, the browser remembers the wrong password. In most cases, you can simply enter the correct password, and the browser offers to remember the new entry. But if you turned off the saved password feature, your browser will continue remembering the incorrect password unless you either delete the password in your browser settings or re-enable the saved password feature.
- Firefox
- Select Options
- Click the Security tab in the Options dialog box
- Click the Saved Passwords
- Select an account
- Check the box
- Internet Explorer
- Click the gear icon
- Click the Content tab in the Internet Options dialog box
- Click the Settings button in the AutoComplete section
- Click Manage Passwords .''
- Click the name
- Check the box-2
- Chrome
- Click the customization button
- Click Show Advanced Settings
- Click Manage Saved Passwords
- Click the X next to an account
- Check the box-3
1 Firefox
2 Select Options
Select "Options" from the Firefox or Tools menu.
3 Click the Security tab in the Options dialog box
Click the "Security" tab in the Options dialog box.
4 Click the Saved Passwords
Click the "Saved Passwords" button. Firefox lists the website accounts for which it has saved your password.
5 Select an account
Select an account and click "Remove" to erase the saved password for that account. Click "Close" when done.
6 Check the box
Check the box next to "Remember Passwords for Sites" if you want Firefox to remember a new password for the website, and then click "OK." Restart the browser and log in to the website using the correct password. Click "Yes" when Firefox asks permission to save the new password.
7 Internet Explorer
8 Click the gear icon
Click the gear icon on the Internet Explorer toolbar and select "Internet Options."
9 Click the Content tab in the Internet Options dialog box
Click the "Content" tab in the Internet Options dialog box.
10 Click the Settings button in the AutoComplete section
Click the "Settings" button in the AutoComplete section.
11 Click Manage Passwords .''
Click "Manage Passwords." Internet Explorer open the Credential Manager window and lists website accounts for which you have saved passwords.
12 Click the name
Click the name of an account to show more options, and then click "Remove" and "Yes" to erase the password for that account. Close the Credential Manager window.
13 Check the box-2
Check the box next to "User Names and Passwords on Forms" in the AutoComplete Settings dialog box if you want Internet Explorer to remember a new password for the website, and then click "OK" twice. Restart the browser and log in to the website using the correct password. Click "Yes" when Internet Explorer asks permission to remember the new password.
14 Chrome
15 Click the customization button
Click the customization button next to Chrome's address bar and select "Settings" from the options.
16 Click Show Advanced Settings
Click "Show Advanced Settings" at the bottom of the Settings page.
17 Click Manage Saved Passwords
Click "Manage Saved Passwords" in the Passwords and Forms section. Chrome lists website accounts for which it has saved your password.
18 Click the X next to an account
Click the "X" next to an account to erase its password. Click "Done" to return to the Settings screen.
19 Check the box-3
Check the box next to "Offer to Save Passwords I Enter on the Web" if you want Chrome to remember a new password for the website. Restart the browser and then log in to the website using the correct password. Click "Save Password" when Chrome asks permission to save the new password.
- Information in this article applies to Firefox 23, Internet Explorer 10 and Chrome 29. It may vary slightly or significantly with other versions or products.
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