Microsoft's next-generation operating system Windows 8 not only has a cool interface, multi-touch, etc. Its excellent cross-platform features fully support desktop devices such as desktops and all-in-ones. Mobile devices such as ultrabooks and tablets. The account synchronization function of Windows 8 system can record the system settings, IE browsing records and other information into the Microsoft account by default. After logging in to the same Microsoft account on different devices, the related information will be automatically synchronized. So how can the information such as the username and password used for website login in the browser be automatically synchronized? We can directly view all the Windows credentials and Win8 currently saved in the Win8 system from the Windows 8 Upgrade & Credential Manager” .1 new web credentials, and flexible viewing and backup of them, combined with the synchronization of Microsoft accounts and the restoration of credential files, no matter how the device can quickly configure the most familiar Win8 system environment.
Open Win8 Credential Manager in Control Panel
First we need to enter the Credential Manager in the Win8 System Control Panel.
In the Win8 start screen, press the “Win+I” key combination or use your finger to swipe the pop-up from the right end of the screen to the middle and select the “set> gear icon, then select “Control Panel” .
Illustration: Enter the control panel via the Win8 charms " set & rdquo; or press the shortcut key "Win+X" in the Win8 start screen and the traditional desktop, select &ldquo in the menu ; control panel & rdquo;.
Open the quick button menu to enter the control panel
enter the "user account and family security" category, you can see "to the credential manager".
Illustration: Select "User Account and Family Security" in the Win8 Control Panel.
Icon: Select “Credential Manager”
or we can also be in Win The search box in the control panel searches directly with keywords. For example, in the image below, we enter the words "by ”" to see the search results.
In the Win8 control panel, enter the credential manager through keyword search
Enter the Win8 system's " credential manager", you can see the interface is different from the previous version of Windows, not only There is a previous "Windows Credentials" classification, and a new category of "Web Credentials" has been added. A key pattern application icon appears on the taskbar of the Win8 traditional desktop.
Illustration: Win8 Credential Manager contains Web Credentials with Windows Credentials
Icon: Credential Manager Application Icon for Win8 Taskbar
Win8 System Web Credentials
in Win8 In the system's "Web Credentials" category, we can view the credentials stored in the current system related to the network login authentication. These credentials can be stored by different applications, such as Skype, Internet Explorer, Windows applications, and more.
The figure below shows the credentials containing the password saved in Internet Explorer. We click on the small button on the right to view the relevant details.
Illustration: Click the button to view the web credential camera data.
The following figure shows the details of the selected credential. We can see the URL, username, roaming, saver (IE browser) ) and replace the displayed password with an asterisk.
If the current credentials support roaming, if the user logs in with the same Microsoft account on another Win8 device, the credentials will be automatically synchronized, and accessing the address in Internet Explorer will not require a username and password. Here we can easily view the complete records of all relevant applications for easy organization.
View Web Credentials Camera Data
If we want to view the clear text password, you need to enter the password confirmation of the current Microsoft account again to ensure security.
Illustration: To view the password, you need to enter the current Microsoft account password.
Let's take a look at the Windows passwords in the Win8 system for viewing, management, backup and restore. Please click “next page”.
Win8 System Windows Credentials
Switch to the Windows Credential Management interface, where we can view some information saved by the current Win8 device for logging into the remote computer. If Office 2013 is installed on the current system, you can see Office15 related credentials in the normal credentials. This credential allows us to automatically log in and even edit the files in Skydrive when using the Office series software.
If Win8 devices have previously installed Windows Live related components (such as Messenger, Writer, etc.), they will encounter a credential named virtualapp/didlogical here. If you don't use these components, you can delete them directly.
Illustration: Switch to Win8 System Credential Manager for Windows Credentials Classification
Win8's Credential Manager allows manual addition of Windows options.
Illustration: Allows manual addition of Windows credentials
Icon: Manually adding Windows credentials
It is important to emphasize that because Windows credentials are for Windows and related local programs, all of this Some credentials will not be synced through the Microsoft account. If you do need to synchronize, you will need to back up and restore by manual operation.
Operation is very simple, click “ backup credentials & rdquo; text can be used for backup of the credentials, the system will prompt to select a folder location, preferably non-local hard drive, such as U disk, etc., so more safe and secure. Select the location where the .crd file is saved, click “Next” You can see the prompt: & ldquo; Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to continue the backup on the secure desktop. ” After pressing the key combination, you will be prompted to enter the password and confirm the password. This will save the local credentials as a .crd file.
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When we want to use these credentials in other Win8 devices, just go to Win8's Credential Manager, click the “Restore Credentials> button, select the .crd file you want to restore, press CTRL+ALT +DELETE key combination, you can restore by entering the previously set password. This new Win8 device can use the previous local Windows credentials.
Illustration: Restore Credentials
Illustration: Select the location of the .cdr file to restore credentials