How to Get Windows to Remember Passwords

Internet browsing is intended for high-speed access to your favorite sites, but logging in to password-required sites can seem like work if you have a variety of user names. Thankfully, the autofill feature on Windows-based PCs is a built-in browser tool that eliminates the hassle of manually entering user names and passwords for previously visited sites. Once accessed, the site's user name and password fields automatically enter your login information. While this feature is ideal for personal computers, it is necessary to disable the feature when browsing on a public computer.

Things You'll Need

• Internet Explorer 8.0 or later

Instructions

1. Click "Start" on the Windows PC's desktop, click "All Programs" and the icon of your default browser.

2. Click "Tools" on the browser's menu, and click "Internet Options" or "Options."

3. Click the "Content" tab near the top of the window, and click "Settings" in the AutoComplete section.

4. Check the empty box next to "User names and passwords on forms," and the box next to "Ask me before saving passwords" to enable a password prompt that appears before saving passwords in the browser's settings.

5. Click "OK" in the AutoComplete Settings window, and click "OK" in the Internet Options window to save the changes.

References

• Microsoft: Internet Explorer 8 - Privacy Policy; April 2009