Understanding The New AI Autofill Feature in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge's new AI-powered autofill feature uses machine learning to enhance form filling. While designed to improve convenience, it also raises privacy concerns for some users. This guide provides comprehensive instructions on how to disable this feature.
The feature collects web form field labels to improve autofill suggestions. While Microsoft states that user-entered data is not collected, you may want to disable this for added privacy. This article will help you achieve that.
Method 1 Disable Autofill in Edge Settings
This method is the easiest way to turn off the AI-powered autofill suggestions. Follow these steps:
1. Open Microsoft Edge and click the three dots (...) in the top-right corner, then select 'Settings'.
2. Click on 'Profiles' in the left-side panel, and then select 'Personal info'.
3. Under 'Personal info', toggle off the 'Enable machine learning powered autofill suggestions' option.
4. Optionally, disable the 'Allow Microsoft Edge to improve autofill suggestions by collecting field labels in web forms' toggle for additional control.
Method 2 Disable Autofill Using Edge Policy (Advanced)
For advanced users, you can disable the feature using the Registry Editor:
1. Press Win + R, type 'regedit', and press Enter.
2. Navigate to either: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft (for all users) or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft (for the current user).
3. Create a new key named 'Edge' under 'Microsoft' if it doesn't already exist.
4. In the right-side pane of the 'Edge' key, create a new 'DWORD (32-bit) Value' named 'EdgeAutofillMlEnabled'.
5. Set the 'EdgeAutofillMlEnabled' value to '0' to disable the feature.
6. Restart Edge for the changes to take effect.
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Important Note Understanding 'Your Browser is Managed by Your Organization'
After applying the registry tweak, you might see the message 'Your browser is managed by your organization' in Edge Settings and the main menu. This is normal when you implement policies.
You can safely ignore this message, as it simply indicates that you've configured settings via the registry.