Microsoft Edge Password Windows 7 Pro

The correct recovery method depends on whether Edge is requesting your Microsoft account password, a website password, or a Password Manager “Primary Password”; check the wording of the prompt and use the matching section below.

Microsoft account password

This is the password used to sign in to an Edge profile with an email address.

If forgotten:

1. On the Microsoft account sign-in screen, select Forgotten your password?
2. Enter the email address used by your Edge profile.
3. Choose where Microsoft should send a verification code.
4. Enter the code, create a new password, and sign back into Edge. ^1^

Changing this password does not delete favorites stored locally in the Edge profile. Before making changes or moving to another computer, check synchronization:

1. In Edge, select … → Settings.
2. Open Profiles → Sync.
3. Confirm Favorites is enabled. Enable Passwords as well if those should be synchronized.

Edge can synchronize favorites, passwords, settings, history, extensions, and other profile information when signed in with the same Microsoft account. ^2^

If identity verification or password reset fails, use Microsoft’s Sign-in Helper from the account-access support page. ^3^

Saved password for a website

To view a password that Edge previously saved:

1. Select … → Settings.
2. On Windows 7/Edge 109, look under Profiles → Passwords.
3. Select the relevant website and use the eye icon. Windows may request the Windows account password before displaying it.

In newer Edge versions, the path is Settings → Passwords and autofill → Microsoft Password Manager. ^4^

If the website password itself was forgotten, reset it on that website first, then update the saved entry in Edge. Editing an entry in Edge changes only Edge’s saved copy—it does not change the password at the website.

Password Manager “Primary Password”

Use this branch only if the prompt specifically says Primary Password.

1. Open … → Settings → Profiles → Passwords.
2. Find Primary Password.
3. Select Forgot password or Reset, and create a new one.

Warning: Resetting the Primary Password can remove all passwords saved in the manager. Check whether Edge is signed into the expected Microsoft account and whether Profiles → Sync → Passwords is enabled before resetting it. ^5^

This reset concerns saved passwords; it is not the same as changing the Microsoft account password. It should not remove favorites, but synchronized or backed-up favorites provide additional protection.

Windows 7 limitation

Windows 7 can run only the older Microsoft Edge 109 line; Edge 110 and later require Windows 10 or higher. Edge 109’s Windows 7 support ended in 2023, so current menu names and Password Manager features may differ or be unavailable. ^6^

For continued browser security and current password-management features, move the Edge profile to a supported Windows version with sync enabled.

References

1. Reset a forgotten Microsoft account password | Microsoft Support
2. Change and customize sync settings in Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Support
3. I can't sign in to my Microsoft account | Microsoft Support
4. View or edit your passwords in Microsoft Password Manager | Microsoft Support
5. How do I locate and res my Microsoft Edge primary password - Microsoft Q&A
6. Windows 8.1 end of support on January 10, 2023