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disabling automatic password popup

AnonymousUser
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When I sign in, after entering my user name my password pops up. How do I stop this? I want tohave to enter my password myself.

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When I sign in, after entering my user name my password pops up. How do I stop this? I want tohave to enter my password myself. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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AnonymousUser
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Go to "Tools -> Options -> Security" then uncheck "Remember passwords for sites".

More info: Password manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox

cor-el
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Disabling the Firefox Password Manager won't remove already stored passwords. You need to remove those yourself. Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"