Prevent Windows from Remembering Passwords
There are many reasons to prevent
Windows from remembering passwords – these include..
A
shared or public computer, Giving a computer to a
friend or family member or selling a computer,
in this case we would really recommend wiping the whole thing
and reinstalling from scratch.
But the one point all
these have in common is that using Windows remember password
options is a big security risk, someone does not even have to
steal your computer to get your passwords they could simply
connect remotely if you have inadequate security and in effect
browse your sites from your computer and then change your
password while on the site.
The types of password
that Windows remembers generally falls into two categories.
Internet browser based
Separate applications such as messenger clients Yahoo, MSN etc
Luckily these saved
password are very easy to remove –
Internet Explorer –
Tools menu – General tab. Delete – Then you have the option
to delete any saved passwords.
Firefox – Tools –
Options – Security tab – Saved Passwords under the password
section.
Windows Based
To remove any passwords saved by Windows its just a case of
going to My Computer – Control Panel – User Accounts – Advanced
tab and manage passwords – Now you will be able to see any saved
passwords.
These can include drive
mappings which if set to persistent need to be disconnected,
Right clicking on it and selecting disconnect, make sure no
files are open prior to this.
Some other parts of
Windows applications and services can also remember usernames
and passwords.
To check if any services
are using remembered connection preferences from the Start Run
menu type Services.msc – Now under the Log On As heading we can
see who is logged onto which service.
A common problem with
Windows is the account lockout for no apparent reason a Windows
account will lock – this generally happens if there is a policy
in place and entering the wrong password 3 times will lock the
account.
If there is a service
which has remembered credentials using an old or out of date
password it could easily lock the account it is trying to login
as.
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An easy way to remove many remembered passwords or prevent
account lockouts is to delete the users profile – to do this
restart the computer (not simply logout) then login as
Administrator or another account with admin rights – then simply
rename the profile of the account you wish to remove. Once you
log back in it will create a new profile and you can copy across
anything you wish to keep such as Internet Favorites – Files etc
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