Trick to find encryption password on windows laptop

While using the computer, you will log in with accounts and passwords on many different services both on the computer and on the website. But this login information is actually encrypted and stored on the computer. Taimienphi will guide you to view encrypted passwords on your Windows using available tools or software such as EncryptedRegView, CredentialsFileView or VaultPasswordView.

When using a computer, any web services or software that require you to log in to use will be stored on different partitions on the computer. To ensure information security, passwords will be encrypted. This article will guide you through some tools to manage encryption passwords on Windows laptops.

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Use Windows Credential Manager

To start the program, press the Start button on Windows, type the phrase ' Credential Manager ' to open the program

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On the main interface of Windows Credential Manager there are 2 options

Web Credentials

Windows Credentials

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Web Credentials

Here, you will store and manage saved passwords on both Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge browsers

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To display saved passwords, click Show next to the Password line, the system will ask you to enter your Windows password to display the password.

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Quite handy for managing your saved passwords. However, you should also be careful about sharing your Windows password with others if you don't want them to find and record your sensitive login information on the browser.

Windows Credentials

The management and storage mechanism is similar to Web Credentials. Here you will see the passwords you used to log in to use services and software on Windows.

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Manage saved passwords on Google Chrome browser

Step 1: Click the Options icon in the top right corner of the browser, select Settings

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Step 2: Find the Manage Password section

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Step 3: A list of saved passwords appears, click Show to display the passwords. Similar to above, you also need to enter your Windows password first.

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Use 3rd party software to manage passwords

With the above methods, not all passwords are displayed. We need to use more powerful software to find encrypted passwords. Some great tools for this are EncryptedRegView, CredentialsFileView, and VaultPasswordView . The software operates in Portable form so there is no need to install.

EncryptedRegView

EncryptedRegView is simple to use, users only need to run the application with admin rights (Run as Administrator), the software will automatically scan the Registry system and decrypt encrypted passwords on Windows.

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Download EncryptedRegView here: EncryptedRegView

CredentialsFileView

Similar to how to use other software, users need to run the application with admin rights, then enter the Windows password for the system to scan and display the encryption password.

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Download CredentialsFileView here: CredentialsFileView

VaultPasswordView

VaultPasswordView is software with similar functions to CredentialsFileView but is more compatible with Windows 8 and above, supporting email and browser password management.

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Download VaultPasswordView here: VaultPasswordView


Above are some tips to find encryption passwords on Windows laptops. With these tips, you can find some forgotten or long-unused passwords for browsers like CocCoc, Chrome and many other applications. In addition, CocCoc browser also has a similar password management function. You can refer to how to manage passwords on Coc Coc to better manage your information.

Update 18 July 2024
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