Policy
Do not display the reveal password button
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to hide the reveal password button when Internet Explorer prompts users for a password. The reveal password button is displayed during password entry. When the user clicks the button, the current password value is visible until the mouse button is released (or until the tap ends). If you enable this policy setting, the reveal password button will be hidden for all password fields. Users and developers will not be able to depend on the reveal password button being displayed in any web form or web application. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the reveal password button can be shown by the application as a user types in a password. The reveal password button is visible by default. On at least Windows 8, if the "Do not display the reveal password button" policy setting located in Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Credential User Interface is enabled for the system, it will override this policy setting.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\DisablePasswordReveal | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
Other policies in this category
Explore related policies at the same level.
- ComputerAllow fallback to SSL 3.0 (Internet Explorer)At least Internet Explorer 7.0
- UserDo not display the reveal password buttonAt least Internet Explorer 10.0
- ComputerTurn off Data Execution PreventionAt least Internet Explorer 8.0
- ComputerTurn off Data URI supportAt least Internet Explorer 8.0
- UserTurn off Data URI supportAt least Internet Explorer 8.0