How can I permanently disable Passkey prompts?

Scallywag 95 Reputation points
2025-08-30T05:21:12.79+00:00

Hello,

A lot of websites lately when I try to login give me this popup that interrupts and delays my normal login:

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This makes it seem like I have no choice but to set this up, when I do, I could just simply exit out (sometimes a few times in a row) and continue using my more reliable, simplistic and secure login method.
How can I permanently disable these prompts? And why does Microsoft make it seem like I have no choice but to set this up, and refuse to tell me how they even work? Was this thought out at all?

I've already logged out of my online Microsoft Account and turned it into a Local Account while trying to troubleshoot this obnoxious problem but I am still getting these unwanted prompts on a constant basis.

I did find these settings in Edge: {EBE56827-2CE0-4B52-9948-9E957CA76C9A}

But for some reason the passkey has been tied to autofilling passwords. I do want passwords to autofill, but I do not want passkeys to interrupt my logins.

I looked in the edge://flags section, but there didn't seem to be anything that had to do with passkeys there.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy

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  1. aReply4u0084 885 Reputation points
    2025-08-30T06:07:37.5066667+00:00

    Q&A Forum helper

    Welcome: The short fix is this 1 -- open - settings >> click on - Accounts

    -> Sign-in options : Now under "Require sign-in > Set to Never

    But use this solution, can have side effects. So better

    keep using your - Log in | Log out tricks


    As most of us know, this is a new authentication method. That was announced by

    MSoft and Google and other, high tech social media companies. in my case

    I dislike the facial and finger prints to login in my devices. So, in my

    cellphone I use a Paskey. To make easy to type & remember

    I input the PIN used to unlock my phone. So, far no

    issues. Also on my PC I used a Pin too. Learn

    more in this topic on these - Forum

    threads down below

    Link : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3751950/is-there-a-way-to-disable-passkeys-in-windows-11

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