Policy

Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms

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.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID bd76a54ddffd
Internal name RestrictFormSuggestPW

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\FormSuggest Passwords (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\FormSuggest Passwords (disabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FormSuggest Passwords (enabled) = yes
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FormSuggest Passwords (disabled) = no
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FormSuggest PW Ask

Policy notes

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.

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