Monday, 13 April 2015

Windows 7 /2008 R2 - Remove Saved / Cached Network Passwords


1. Launch Credential Manager, either type "Credential" in the search/run box, and select it or,
credential manager
If you have "Run" on your start menu you can, Start > Run > control keymgr.dll {enter} or,
credential manager
You can also launch Credential Manager from, Start > cmd {Enter} > And execute a control keymgr.dll command.
credential manager keymgr.dll
2. Once open, you can locate the offending saved username and password and remove it.
credential manager remove from vault
3. The next time you attempt to connect to the required resource, you should be prompted to re-enter your credentials.

Alternative Method to Remove Cached / Network Passwords

You can also run the following command then remove the offending entry;
rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr
KRShowKeyMgrr

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