Usernames and passwords are not saved

Firefox includes built-in password management which allows yous to manage the usernames and passwords you lot utilise to log in to websites. This article describes why your logins might not be saved.

Firefox settings for logins and passwords

If yous've disabled the autofill characteristic, Firefox will not fill in your login information. To change this setting:

  1. Click on the menu push fx57menu Fx89menuButton to open the card panel.
  2. Click .

  3. Click the Firefox logins card (3 dots), so click .

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    • The Firefox Options Preferences Settings panel will open up to the Logins and Passwords section.
  4. Add a checkmark adjacent to Ask to save logins and passwords for websites to come across a prompt.
  5. Add a checkmark adjacent to Autofill logins and passwords and then you lot wouldn't have to type them in each time.

Now that y'all've configured Firefox to remember passwords, endeavour logging in to the site once again.

Password Manager software

You may have Countersign Managing director software, perchance as a characteristic included in security software, that prevents Firefox from storing passwords. Check your Password Managing director software settings. For more than information, see Where are my logins stored?

Call up Password prompt is not displayed

Some graphics driver versions may have issues to display prompts. To come across if this applies to you lot, follow the steps in Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems.

Websites prohibit countersign saving

Some websites do not allow for passwords to be saved for security reasons. If you have followed the steps above, merely are notwithstanding not prompted to save a countersign when logging in to a certain website, that site may accept disabled password saving.

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