Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-caves-in-edge-to-stop-loading-passwords-in-memory-on-startup/
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