Win10 tutorial: How to remove the login password input box clear text display function?

  

In order to facilitate the user to enter the password, the right side of the password input box of the Win10 login interface has a button for displaying the plain text (eye pattern), and the plain text of the password can be displayed by pressing and holding. This feature gives the user an opportunity to check if the password is entered correctly. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. When you can check the password, if you have people with ulterior motives around, they can also see your password by the way. The special case is that if you lose something after you lose the password, they can click to view it. Button to get the password.

If you are in a sinister environment, consider removing this feature directly and not giving it to others. It is very simple to remove this function. Add a registry value to complete the task. The specific operation is as follows:

1. Enter regedit on the Cortana search bar and press Enter to enter the registry editor. >

2. Navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\

3, create a new item CredUI, as shown below ——

4, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value, named DisablePasswordReveal, as shown below ——

5, double-click to modify the value data to 1, click “ determine & rdquo; after the effective, as shown below ——

At this point, you can try to lock the screen, then use the password input method to unlock it. It is found that the plain text display button on the right end of the input box has disappeared, and the password can only be displayed as a dot (as shown below). . Of course, in this way, others will definitely not see your password, because you can't see it yourself. If you find it inconvenient, you can delete DisablePasswordReveal and restore the default display function.

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