The Instant Access
Google Chrome features an integrated Password Manager. When you save your credentials for a specific website, Chrome normally waits for you to navigate to the login page and then automatically fills in the username and password fields, requiring you to manually click the “Login” button. However, Chrome also features an aggressive “Auto Sign-in” protocol. If enabled, when you navigate to a site where you have saved credentials, Chrome bypasses the login form entirely and instantly logs you in, skipping the button click. If you share a computer and want to check a public forum without immediately logging into your personal administrator account, this automatic sign-in is highly problematic.
Requiring Manual Action
To retain control over your active sessions and stop Google Chrome from automatically signing you into websites without your explicit command, you must disable the Auto Sign-in feature within the password manager settings.
Click the three vertical dots in the extreme top-right corner of the Chrome browser and select Settings. In the left-hand navigation sidebar, click on Autofill and passwords. In the main panel, click on Google Password Manager. On the new screen, look at the left sidebar and click the Settings icon (a small gear). Look at the very top of the settings list for a toggle switch labelled Auto sign-in (the description notes it automatically signs you into websites using stored credentials). Click this toggle switch to turn it Off (it will turn grey). Chrome will still fill in the text boxes, but it will wait for you to physically click the login button.