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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser

CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer

Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 5.0

This AutoComplete feature can remember and suggest User names and passwords on Forms. If you enable this setting, the user cannot change "User name and passwords on forms" or "prompt me to save passwords". The Auto Complete feature for User names and passwords on Forms will be turned on. You have to decide whether to select "prompt me to save passwords". If you disable this setting the user cannot change "User name and passwords on forms" or "prompt me to save passwords". The Auto Complete feature for User names and passwords on Forms is turned off. The user also cannot opt to be prompted to save passwords. If you do not configure this setting, the user has the freedom of turning on Auto complete for User name and passwords on forms and the option of prompting to save passwords. To display this option, the users open the Internet Options dialog box, click the Contents Tab and click the Settings button.

Internal name

RestrictFormSuggestPW

Policy ID

bd76a54ddffd

Elements

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry location	Type	Enabled value	Disabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\FormSuggest Passwords	REG_DWORD	1	1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FormSuggest Passwords	REG_SZ	yes	no

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

Element	Type	Registry mapping	Constraints & behavior
Prompt me to save passwords ID ChkBox_PasswordAsk	boolean	HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FormSuggest PW Ask Type REG_SZ	Options: true (yes), false (no) True: Set value = "yes" · False: Set value = "no"

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