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jsebol
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2 years ago

Constantly being asked for my master password

Brand new user from LastPass. I just installed 1Password on my Windows 10 desktop yesterday. Every time I make ANY change to one of my entries, I get asked to enter my master password. EVERY TIME!...
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1P_Dave
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2 years ago

Hello jsebol! 👋

Welcome to 1Password! I'm sorry that 1Password is prompting you for your account password more often than you'd expect. You can change how often 1Password locks (and so requires your account password) by following these steps:

  1. Open and unlock 1Password for Windows.
  2. Click your account or collection at the top of the sidebar and click Settings.
  3. Click Security.
  4. Set the auto-lock settings to your desired values.

You can read more about auto-lock here: How to set 1Password to lock automatically

You can also enable Windows Hello for 1Password so you can can unlock 1Password using your face or fingerprint rather than having to type in your account password each time: Use Windows Hello to unlock 1Password on your Windows PC

I hope that helps! 🙂

-Dave