India, July 24 -- Starting August 1, Microsoft is quietly pulling the plug on one of its more low-key features: the password manager, built into the Microsoft Authenticator app. If you've been storing your non-Microsoft passwords there, you'll need to move fast. Once the deadline hits, your stored credentials will be permanently deleted. No recovery, no warnings.

This won't affect how you log in to your Microsoft account. Your email, OneDrive, or Teams access isn't going anywhere. What's being killed is the optional password autofill feature inside the Authenticator app, something Microsoft rolled out to help users keep track of logins across websites and apps. If you've used it, your credentials are likely sitting inside that app quietl...