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Disable Browser Auto-Fill and Auto-Complete

This article provides OPS-COMinstructions administratorson with instructionshow to disable browser auto-fill and auto-complete features.features Disablingon theseyour settingslocal preventsworkstation. Its primary purpose is to prevent browsers from automatically populating administrative form fields with incorrect data, whichensuring ensuresstrict data integrity when managing user profiles and other sensitive informationinformation. This guide is intended for OPS-COM administrators who are experiencing data entry interference caused by their local web browsers.

Setup and Configuration

Because this configuration takes place outside of the OPS-COM environment, the setup involves modifying your local software settings.

Admin Side: Administrators must configure their local web browser settings to prevent auto-fill behaviors from overriding manual data entry within the system.administrative portal.

Setup

User andSide: Configuration

End-users

Tomay ensurealso accuratechoose datato entry,disable followthese settings on their personal devices for privacy reasons, though it is not strictly required for basic interaction with the stepspublic belowparking corresponding to your specific web browser.portal.

Some browser plug-ins, such as third-party password managers, may also act as auto-fill utilities and cause similar data override issues. If disabling the browser's native auto-fill does not resolve theyour data entry issue, review your installed plug-ins and disable or configure them to explicitly exclude the OPS-COM domain as needed.domain.

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Administrators can use the following steps corresponding to their specific web browser to disable the native auto-fill features.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Click the ToolsMore menu icon.

  3. Select Internet Options and navigate to the Content tab.

  4. Under Auto Complete, click Settings.

  5. Uncheck Forms and User Names and Passwords on Forms.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Edge and click the More icon (three vertical dots) at the top right.

  2. Go to Settings and scroll to Advanced Settings.

  3. Locate Save Form Entries and toggle the setting to off.

Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Click Moreright and select Settings at the top right..

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Show advanced settings.

  4. UnderDisable Passwords and forms, uncheckthe Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click. checkbox located under the Passwords and forms section.

Firefox

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Edge and click the FirefoxMore icon (three dots) at the top right.

  2. Click Settings and scroll down to Advanced Settings.

  3. Locate the Save Form Entries option and toggle the setting to off.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.

  2. Type about:config indirectly into the address bar and press Enter.Enter.

  3. Click the I'll be careful, I promise. button to proceed.

  4. Search for dom.forms.requestAutocomplete and double-click the entry to set its value to False.False.

Apple Safari

  1. Open Safari and go toclick Preferences.

  2. Click AutoFill.

  3. Deselect all checkboxes corresponding to the categories of information you do not want Safari to auto-automatically fill.

  4. Click the Edit button next to a specific category if you need to edit or delete existing saved information.

Internet Explorer

  1. Click the Tools menu icon.

  2. Click Internet Options and navigate to the Content tab.

  3. Click the Settings button under the Auto Complete section.

  4. Disable the Forms checkbox and the User Names and Passwords on Forms checkbox.

Best Practices and Considerations

  • Test after configuration: Always save your changes and refresh the system to confirm that the auto-fill issue is resolved. Logging completely out of OPS-COM and logging back in ensures your new browser settings take effect across all portal forms.

  • SecurityMaintain Awareness:security awareness: If you are using a shared workstation, be aware that disabling auto-fill is a critical step in maintaining data privacyprivacy. andPreventing preventingyour browser from saving this data safeguards against unauthorized access to saved credentials.credentials and protected user information.

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