The Intrusive Password Prompts
Google Chrome features a robust built-in password manager. While incredibly convenient, its behaviour during account creation is often highly intrusive. Whenever you land on a webpage and click into a field labelled “New Password” or “Confirm Password,” Chrome aggressively drops down a large dialogue box offering to automatically generate a highly secure, complex password for you (e.g., “XyZ!982aBc”). If you prefer to use a third-party password manager (like Bitwarden or 1Password), or if you simply prefer to create your own memorable passphrases, Chrome’s constant attempts to override your input and force its own generation tool are deeply frustrating.
Silencing the Generation Engine
To stop Google Chrome from constantly interrupting your registration flows and pushing its own auto-generated passwords, you must disable the specific autofill setting responsible for the prompts.
Open Google Chrome, click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner, and select Settings. In the left-hand navigation sidebar, click on Autofill and passwords. In the main window, click on Google Password Manager. This will open a new, dedicated password management tab. Look at the left sidebar of this new tab and click on Settings. Scroll down the page until you locate the toggle switch labelled Offer to save passwords. While this seems unrelated to generation, it is the master switch that controls Chrome’s active involvement in password fields. Click the toggle to turn it Off. Immediately, Chrome will stop offering to generate strong passwords, and it will also stop prompting you to save new credentials, leaving you free to use your preferred third-party tools in peace.