If you’re the author of this code, let me know. Someone smarter than me did and I copied it down. So much clicking of “Show.” There must be a better way!įirst, let me say I did not write this code. So if you’re concerned about losing usernames or passwords, you can go into the Credential Manager and copy them out. I don’t need you jokers signing in to my MSDN account and posting “I love Developers” to the MSDN forums.

You may have to authenticate the first time you click “Show.” For obvious reasons I’m not going to show too much of my own credential store. It will list all the websites that it has saved passwords for. Go to the Start Screen and type “Credentials.” That will bring up the Windows Credential Manager. Windows Control panel gives you a glimpse into the private life of Credentials.

It’s just good sense to use one.īut what if you don’t have one and you’re getting ready to upgrade, or do a new install, or I’ve convinced you of the merits of a Password Manager and you want to start moving into one? Do you have to remember all the sites and usernames and passwords? Well, probably not. I use Password Vault Manager, but there are a bunch of great options out there. Ain’t nobody got time for that! The best solution is to use a Password Manager, of course. So now you have the burden of remembering them and typing them.

And these days it’s just irresponsible to have a simple password, or the same password for every site you go to. There’s not a man, woman, or dog alive that enjoys typing usernames or passwords. I recently saw a post from someone that had upgraded to Windows 10 and they were lamenting that they had lost some of the saved passwords that Windows had stored.

Powershell credential manager