Hide Share Passwords with Asterisks (All Windows)

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Hide Share Passwords with Asterisks (All Windows)
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This setting controls whether the password typed when accessing a file share is shown in clear text or as asterisks.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'HideSharePwds' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
HideSharePwds	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Net...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Network]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Network]
Name: HideSharePwds
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1=enabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 3, 2002

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