Tweak Library – Prevent auto completion of username and password in Internet Explorer.

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Prevent auto completion of username and password in Internet Explorer.

This setting prevents you from opting to auto complete username and passwords on Web forms available in “Content” tab of Internet Options dialog in Internet Explorer.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

Internet Explorer uses the option "AutoComplete" to remember the typed text in a web form or a URL. It will prompt to save passwords on web forms, so that you don’t have to type it again the next time you visit the page.

By applying this registry setting you can disable the option of auto-completing username and passwords on Web form, available in “Content” tab of Internet Options dialog in Internet Explorer.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the sub keys “Internet Explorer\Control Panel” is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a DWORD value “FormSuggest Passwords”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can disable the options of auto-completing username and passwords on Web form. However, if you want to enable the options back, change the value data to “0” or delete the value.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Internet Explorer

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Control Panel

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

FormSuggest Passwords

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Option to auto complete of username and passwords is disabled in Internet Explorer.

Option to auto complete of username and passwords is enabled in Internet Explorer.

First, click the Start button, and select Run. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\] and create a new key "Internet Explorer".

Third, create a subkey "Control Panel" under "Internet Explorer".

Fourth, create a DWORD value " FormSuggest Passwords" .

Now,right-click on "FormSuggest Passwords" and select 'Modify'

Finally, set the 'Value Data' to “1”in the textbox provided and click on 'OK'.