Remove Stored username and password on Windows Vista

Last updated on April 1st, 2009 at 03:17 pm

By default, Windows Vista OS will automatically stored vista account information on hard disk for security purpose. However, you feel unprotected sharing the windows vista if your vista computer sell to other person parties. Perhaps other person will illegal use some of the application that already stored user name and password. Here is some tips which you can quickly remove all all stored passwords and account information.

To remove, backup or edit these stored credentials just go to START, type Control keymgr.dll, then hit ENTER. (see figure 1)

 

Key Manager on vista
Figure 1: type Control keymgr.dll and hit ENTERThe Window Stored Usernames and Passwords opens, this is we’re you can edit, backup or remove them easily. (see figure 2)

Stored username and password on vista

Figure 2: The Window Stored Usernames and PasswordsBeside that, You can even backups your windows stored and password on windows vista and then stored at your newly windows vista.

18 Comments

  1. I have accidently stored my password for myspace, when I log on my password automaticcly comes up. How do I delete the password? I am running Vista. Thank you

  2. I am currently in the same situation as the person in the previous comment below, how i delete my stored password on myspace?

  3. How do I permanently delete my Mysapce log in password from being stored in Windows. I DO NOT want my Myspace password to automatically log me in to my Myspace account. I want to type in my password myself, everytime I log in to Myspace. I don’t want Window to automatically do it for me. I have Vista. Thank you.

  4. Have you tried to empty windows password. there is a solution for those who has forgotten their password. With no reinstalling, with no the original password, with no data loss, you can reset the password. As following,
    1. Login to a computer that can link to Internet. Download Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 and decompress it on that PC. Note that: there is a .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
    2 Get out the newly created CD and insert it to the locked computer.
    3 re-booted the locked computer and then followed the process of instructions. Just a few steps, the old password was removed.”’
    4 Setting new password:
    Step one: Open the “Control Panel”
    Step two: Click the “User Account ”
    Step three: Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
    Step four: Click “changing Account ” and “set up password”, then fill out the form as listed. Click “Create Password”.

  5. There is a way to reset windows password with windows password reset 6.0 without erasing anything.
    Follow the instructions:
    1.Free download the iso file : http://www.resetwindowspassword.com
    2.Burn it to a disk to create the boot disk, that simple.
    3.Configure your pc or laptop to boot in the cd drive,
    4.Insert the CD, reboot from CD drive, and then just follow the process of instruction. A few steps later, admin password would be cleared

    Took about 5 minutes for the whole process.

  6. I would like to introduce Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 . it not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. I Wrote it to an old 128mb USB flash drive do this. Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm. You can download it from http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com

  7. there are lots of software for windows password recovery ,you can use one of them to reset windows password ,my favorite is windows password unlocker.

  8. lost windows password? There are 4 methods to recover windows password:
    Method 1: Take a rest, and try hard to remember the forgotten password
    Method 2: Try No Password Administrator Login Backdoor
    Method 3: Reset password from another user account with administrator credentials
    Method 4: Do-It-Yourself (DIY) third party recovery tool
    Such as Advanced Windows Password Recovery 3.0
    I used it and succeed to log in.
    download from: http://www.recoverwindowspassword.com

  9. Hey, I also got locked out of my computer several days ago. I tried several free software. It took me two days and got quite messy. Unfortunately none of them work for me. Finally I made it work with Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 . The good news is that it works. The bad news is it is not free. You can try Windows Password Recovery . It works for me.

  10. Hey,guys,thanks to your sharing tools,but i find Windows Password Key is great,I have met the tricky things last week,losing my windows administrator password.

    I watch an video about how to reset windows password with Windows Password Key ,and i tried to download the tool on anothe pc……

  11. Five days
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    Windows Password Seeker, to reset windows password, and it can be burned onto a
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