Do not allow passwords to be saved
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Connection Client
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems with SP1 or Windows XP Professional with SP2

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

Controls whether a user can save passwords using Remote Desktop Connection. If you enable this setting the credential saving checkbox in Remote Desktop Connection will be disabled and users will no longer be able to save passwords. When a user opens an RDP file using Remote Desktop Connection and saves his settings, any password that previously existed in the RDP file will be deleted. If you disable this setting or leave it not configured, the user will be able to save passwords using Remote Desktop Connection

Internal name
TS_CLIENT_DISABLE_PASSWORD_SAVING_1
Policy ID
98e5b5953a70
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
Value name
DisablePasswordSaving
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
Value name
DisablePasswordSaving
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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