How can I permanently disable Passkey prompts?

Scallywag 105

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.

Bulldog 4,385 Reputation points

2026-02-20T21:36:32.4133333+00:00

The original prompt ...

... comes from the website you are visiting; it does not come from Microsoft. The part that comes from Windows ...

... is an automatic reaction when Windows detects that the website is offering you a passkey.

As far as I know, there's no way to prevent individual websites from prompting you to setup a passkey. You'll probably see this more and more as websites adapt to passkeys which are, after all, a more secure way to sign in to websites.
frank mccown 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T02:19:14.5633333+00:00

I am not using this passkey crap. It destroys anonymity and is a security nightmare by tying everything you do to every box you touch. Microsoft IS forcing this by telling browsers the feature is available and not allowing us to disable it. You have no control over the computer you own, you have to do what your betters want you to do. Its like they want everyone moving to Linux. I will never give Microsoft my id, I will never use passkeys. Deal with it.

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Mike - TTGDesign 5 Reputation points

2026-04-27T09:04:55.7933333+00:00

Dear Microsoft,

Why you are making things difficult for people? Why you make people searching for solutions and you are making troubles? We were happy with the way it was, not with your update we are all searching a way to remove this passkey we never need. Why??? At least let us have an option to say "No, thanks". I'm very unhappy with Microsoft. It's really shame treating your customers like this.

Mike
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Donna 0 Reputation points

2026-08-20T19:35:37.3566667+00:00

I wish that Microsoft and Google, or whomever came up with this would let us disable it in the settings. It pops up each and EVERY time that you log in with your password on the cell or computer. Just annoying.
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