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Turn off browser password managers using GPO

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Using Dashlane on your computer works best when you download the Dashlane extension. The extension helps you create strong and unique logins, keeps track of your information, and can also autofill it. To avoid problems with autofill and other Dashlane features, we advise you to turn off your web browser's built-in password managers.

If your organization uses Windows, you can use group policy (GPO) to turn off the browsers' built-in password managers on your organization's desktops. These steps will prevent business logins from being saved and synchronized to personal accounts. We advise deploying the Dashlane extension as part of the same policy.

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Turn off browser password managers using GPO

Select the browser password manager that you want to turn off

Chrome

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Editor on your Windows management server.

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  2. Download the Google Chrome administrative templates

  3. In the ADMX folder, copy the following files:

    • policy_templates\windows\admx\chrome.admx
    • policy_templates\windows\admx\google.admx

    Paste them to: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions

  4. In the ADML folder, copy the following files:

    • policy_templates\windows\admx\en-us\chrome.adml
    • policy_templates\windows\admx\en-us\google.adml

    Paste them to: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-us

  5. In Group Policy Editor, create a new GPO for Chrome and enter a name for the policy. For example, "Disable browser password manager."

  6. Choose your desired scope.
  7. Right-click the Group Policy Object and select Edit.
  8. Go to User Configuration, Policies, Administrative Templates, Google, Google Chrome.
  9. Set the following policies:

    • Under Password Manager, disable the Enable saving passwords to the password manager policy.

    • Disable the policy Enable autoFill for addresses.

    • Disable the policy Enable autoFill for credit cards.

  10. Once complete, the GPO settings should show the following:

  11. Ensure the GPO link is enabled.

Edge

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Editor on your Windows management server.

  2. Download the Edge policy template

  3. In Group Policy Editor, create a new GPO for Edge and enter a name for the policy. For example, "Disable browser password manager."

  4. Choose your desired scope.
  5. Right-click the Group Policy Object and select Edit.

  6. Go to User Configuration, Policies, Administrative Templates, Microsoft Edge.

  7. Set the following policies:

    • Open Password Manager and protection, disable the Enable saving passwords to the password manager policy.

    • Disable the policy Enable autoFill for addresses.

    • Disable the policy Enable autoFill for payment instruments.

    • Optionally, you can enable the policy Disable synchronization of data using Microsoft sync services.

  8. Once complete, the GPO settings should show the following:

  9. Ensure the GPO link is enabled.

Firefox

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Editor on your Windows management server.

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  2. Download the Firefox policy templates

  3. In the folder you downloaded, copy the AMDX file:

    • policy_templates_v1.##\windows\firefox.admx & mozilla.admx

    Paste them to: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions

  4. Copy the ADML file:

    • policy_templates\windows\en-us\firefox.adml & mozilla.adml

    Paste them to: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-us

  5. In Group Policy Editor, create a new GPO for Firefox and enter a name for the policy. For example, "Disable browser password manager."

  6. Choose your desired scope.
  7. Right-click the Group Policy Object and select Edit.
  8. Go to User Configuration, Policies, Administrative Templates, Mozilla, Firefox.
  9. Locate and edit the following policies:

    • Enable the policy Disable Firefox Accounts.

    • Disable the policy Offer to save logins.

    • Disable the policy Offer to save logins (default).

    • Disable the policy Password Manager.

  10. Ensure the GPO link is enabled.

If you're an admin of an organization using Credential Protection, you can use GPO to deploy the Credential Protection features at the same time you deploy the browser extension.

Credential Protection deployment using Windows and GPO
Learn more about Credential Protection

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