Internet Explorer saves my password and other text I've entered. How do I make it stop?
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Introduction
The AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer remembers usernames and passwords for secure sites. Unless you can secure your computer from outside access, you should disable this option. Otherwise, others can get to your secure information (for example, if you have visited a password-protected web page).
AutoComplete also remembers anything you enter in a field (e.g., a search engine field). Additionally, it remembers URLs that you have entered. If you want to keep this information private, you need to disable the AutoComplete feature. To do this, follow the appropriate steps below.
Note: If you want to delete already stored form data or passwords, see In Internet Explorer 8, 7, or 6, how do I remove a stored password or other stored information?
Internet Explorer 8
- Open Internet Explorer.
- From the
Toolsmenu, selectInternet Options.
- Click the
Contenttab.
- In the "AutoComplete..." section, click
Settings. You now have several options:
- To prevent your password from being saved, uncheck
User names and passwords on forms. - To prevent field entries from being saved, uncheck
Forms. - To prevent URLs from being saved, uncheck
Address Bar.
- To prevent your password from being saved, uncheck
- Click
OKtwice.
Internet Explorer 7
- Open Internet Explorer.
- From the
Toolsmenu, selectInternet Options.
- Click the
Contenttab.
- In the "AutoComplete..." section, click
Settings. You now have several options:
- To prevent your password from being saved, uncheck
User names and passwords on forms. - To prevent field entries from being saved, uncheck
Forms. - To prevent URLs from being saved, uncheck
Web addresses.
- To prevent your password from being saved, uncheck
- Click
OKtwice.
Internet Explorer 6
- Open Internet Explorer.
- From the
Toolsmenu, selectInternet Options....
- Click the
Contenttab.
- Click
AutoComplete.... You now have several options:
- To prevent your password from being saved, uncheck
User names and passwords on forms. - To prevent field entries from being saved, uncheck
Forms. - To prevent URLs from being saved, uncheck
Web addresses. - To clear all saved items, except passwords, from the AutoComplete
history, click
Clear Forms. - To clear all passwords, click
Clear Passwords.
- To prevent your password from being saved, uncheck
- Click
OKtwice.
Last modified on May 13, 2009.







