[
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "I%20am%20supporting%20an%20older%20web%20application%20that%20does%20not%20support%20Pass%20Keys.%20Users%20are%20trying%20to%20enable%20and%20use%20passkeys%20with%20Microsoft%20Edge.%20How%20can%20I%20set%20things%20back%20to%20just%20using%20username%20and%20password%20for%20this%20web%20application%3F"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "If your older web app doesn\u2019t support passkeys but Microsoft Edge is encouraging users to use them, there are several settings and policies you can adjust so that users only sign in with a username and password. Depending on whether this setup is personal or enterprise-managed, you\u2019ve got options.\n\nHere are several approaches:\n\n---\n\n## 1. Turn off passkey saving in Edge via Group Policy or Intune\n\nUse the **PasswordManagerPasskeysEnabled** policy in Edge, which disables the ability to save new passkeys in the built-in password manager.\n\n- Set `PasswordManagerPasskeysEnabled` to **Disabled** under the policy path:  \n  `Administrative Templates \u2192 Microsoft Edge \u2192 Password manager and protection \u2192 Enable saving passkeys to the password manager` ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies/passwordmanagerpasskeysenabled?utm_source=openai))  \n- Users can still use existing passkeys, but Edge won\u2019t offer to save new ones. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies/passwordmanagerpasskeysenabled?utm_source=openai))\n\nThis works well organization-wide (Intune / AD GPO).\n\n---\n\n## 2. On individual Windows devices\n\nUsers can take several local steps:\n\n- **Disable \u201cSave passkeys to this device\u201d**  \n  Go to: **Settings \u2192 Accounts \u2192 Passkeys \u2192 Advanced options**.  \n  Turn off the toggle for \u201cSave passkeys to this Windows device.\u201d That stops new ones from being stored locally. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5994255/how-to-disable-pass-key?utm_source=openai))\n\n- **Open Edge settings**  \n  In Edge, go to `edge://settings/autofill/passwords/settings`  \n  - Turn off \u201cOffer to save passwords\u201d and  \n  - Turn off \u201cView and autofill passwords and passkeys.\u201d  \n  This reduces prompts and automatic filling behaviors. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5994255/how-to-disable-pass-key?utm_source=openai))\n\n- **Remove existing passkeys**  \n  In Windows: **Settings \u2192 Accounts \u2192 Passkeys**, find saved passkeys for the web app in question and **delete** them. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5994255/how-to-disable-pass-key?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## 3. For web application side\n\nIf you have control over the app, you can help enforce traditional username/password and prevent clients from pushing passkey registration or display:\n\n- Don\u2019t offer the WebAuthn credentials in your application\u2019s authentication flow.\n- Make sure fallback to password login is always available and clearly presented (e.g. \u201cUse password instead\u201d button).\n- Verify that your website\u2019s `webauthn` configuration doesn\u2019t forcibly request passkey registration.\n\n---\n\n## 4. Understand limitations\n\n- There **is no global way** in Windows to completely suppress *all* passkey prompts for all websites if those websites support passkeys. Settings and policies can reduce or disable support but not always eliminate prompts from sites that explicitly support passkeys. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5960851/how-to-permanently-disable-passkeys-as-they-only-e?utm_source=openai))  \n- When a site requests registration of a passkey, the browser + OS may still show something like \u201cUse Windows Hello / set up passkey,\u201d depending on how the site is coded, unless the browser is forced via policy to suppress that ability. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/mt-mt/windows/security/identity-protection/passkeys/?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you want, I can walk you through the exact policy settings or registry keys needed (especially for enterprise/managed contexts), or check what\u2019s supported in your organization\u2019s Windows / Edge version. Do you want help doing that?"
    }
]