On Windows 10, Credential Manager is the feature that stores your sign-in information for websites (using Microsoft Edge), apps, and networks (such as mapped drives or shared folders) when you check the option to save your credentials for future logins.
Credential Manager isn’t new since it has been around for a long time, and it allows you to save your login usernames and login credentials and view, delete, add, backup, and restore credentials.
This tutorial will teach you how to use the Credential Manager on Windows 10 to control all your login information.
Edit existing sign-in information from Credential Manager
To update a password or username already stored on Windows 10, use these steps:
Abrir Panel de control en Windows 10.
Haga clic en User Accounts.
Haga clic en Credential Manager.
Haga clic en el botón Windows Credentials tab (or Web Credentials).
Select the account.
Haga clic en el botón Editar botón.
Update the username and password as necessary.
Haga clic en el botón Guardar botón.
Once you complete the steps, the information will update with the new credentials, which means no more login prompts if you initially saved the wrong username or password or changed the sign-in information.
Delete sign-in information from Credential Manager
To delete an account credential already stored on Windows 10, use these steps:
Abrir Panel de control.
Haga clic en User Accounts.
Haga clic en Credential Manager.
Haga clic en el botón Windows Credentials tab (or Web Credentials).
Select the account.
Haga clic en el botón Eliminar botón.
Haga clic en el botón Sí botón.
After you complete the steps, the account credentials will no longer be available on the device, meaning that future logins will require you to enter a username and password.
Add new sign-in information from Credential Manager
To add an app or network credential on Windows 10, use these steps:
Abrir Panel de control.
Haga clic en User Accounts.
Haga clic en Credential Manager.
Haga clic en el botón Windows Credentials ficha.
Haga clic en el botón “Add a Windows credential” (o “Add a certificate-based credential”) option.
Specify the internet or network address corresponding to the app or network resource.
Specify the username and password to authenticate.
Haga clic en el botón OK botón.
Once you complete the steps, the new account information will be added to your device to sign in automatically the next time you access the apps or network shared.
Backup sign-in information from Credential Manager
To export and backup all your credentials for apps and networks, use these steps:
Abrir Panel de control.
Haga clic en User Accounts.
Haga clic en Credential Manager.
Haga clic en el botón Windows Credentials ficha.
Haga clic en el botón Back up Credentials opción.
Haga clic en el botón Visite button to specify a destination for the backup.
Specify a name for the .crd backup file.
Haga clic en el botón Guardar botón.
Haga clic en el botón Siguiente botón.
Utilice la Ctrl + Alt + Delete keyboard shortcut to continue.
Specify a password to protect the Credential Manager file on Windows 10.
Haga clic en el botón Siguiente botón.
Haga clic en el botón Acabado botón.
After you complete the steps, you’ll end up with a .crd file containing all your Windows 10 and web credentials that you can import to another computer or the same device after a clean installation.
Restore sign-in information from Credential Manager
To restore your sign-in information from backup on Windows 10, use these steps:
Abrir Panel de control.
Haga clic en User Accounts.
Haga clic en Credential Manager.
Haga clic en el botón Windows Credentials ficha.
Haga clic en el botón Restore Credentials opción.
Haga clic en el botón Visite botón.
Seleccione “.crd” files with the backup information.
Haga clic en el botón Abrir botón.
Haga clic en el botón Siguiente botón.
Utilice la “Ctrl + Alt + Delete” keyboard shortcut to continue.
Confirm the password to unlock the Credential Manager backup.
Haga clic en el botón Siguiente botón.
Haga clic en el botón Acabado botón.
Once you complete the step, your device’s credentials for sites, apps, and networks will be restored.
While this tutorial focuses on Windows 10, Credential Manager has been available for a long time, which means the steps will also work on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
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