When we start Windows 8/8.1 computer and after typing user
password in text password box in logon screen, there is an image just like an eye,
Password Reveal Button, representing “display password”. When you click the
image, you could see password you have typed in.
On one hand, it allows computer users the opportunity to check
the spelling of password before clicking the arrow button to log in. On the
other hand, there is a potential security problem. So in the consideration of
computer security, you can choose to disable Password Reveal Button or let it
be default settings. Now this article mainly introduce two ways to disable password reveal button. The main steps to enable “display password reveal
button” are similar.
You can disable the Password Reveal Button on the Windows 8 logon screen with a registry
tweak or with an edit by the Local Group Policy.
Way 1: Disable password reveal button in Local Group Policy
If you are using Windows 8 professional, you can disable Password
Reveal Button by changing a Group Policy setting.
1. Press Win + R to open Run box and type in “gpedit.msc”,
press Enter to open Local Group Policy Editor.
2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates
– Windows Components – Credential User Interface
3. On the right side of Local Group Policy Editor window,
there is one option “Do not display the password reveal button”. Double click
it and a new window would appear, which is about “password reveal button”
configuration.
4. Choose “Enabled” option to disable the password reveal
button. And then click “Apply” and “OK” and close Local Group Policy Editor.
If your Windows comes with Local Group Policy Editor, you can
disable password reveal button there. If not, you can disable the Password
Reveal Button with registry tweak.
Way 2: Disable password reveal button in registry editor
1. Suppose you are using the standard version of Windows 8,
press Win + R to access Run dialog box, typing “Regedit” and click OK. And then
open following:
HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
2. When you access the Windows subkey, you’ll add a new key
called CredUI. Right click Windows and
then select New-Key, name new key CredUI.
3. Right click the CredUI key and select New-DWORD. When the new value appears, name it DisablePasswordReveal.
4. Double click the new
value and set value data to 1. To
put the new setting into action, click “OK” and close Registry Editor. Restart
your system.
After you disable Password Reveal Button, no matter which
method you use, when you login in to Windows 8 again, you would find the
difference on Windows 8 password box. There is no image eye in the text
password box after typing user password.
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