Windows 10: Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords in Windows 10 Sync Your Settings

How to: Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords in Windows 10 Sync Your Settings

How to Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords in Sync Your Settings on a Windows 10 PC


When Microsoft account.

Notes

• Sync settings also works if you sign in with a work or school account linked to your Microsoft account.
• If Sync settings isn't available on your device, your organization might not allow it.

The settings you choose to sync are also saved in OneDrive (cloud).

You can choose to sync your theme, passwords, language preferences, Ease of Access, and Other Windows settings settings. If you turn on Other Windows settings, Windows syncs some device settings (for things like printers and mouse options), File Explorer settings, and notification preferences. For a complete list of settings that Windows can sync, see Windows 10 roaming settings reference.

• Theme - desktop background, user tile, taskbar position, etc.
• Passwords - Windows credential manager, including Wi-Fi profiles
• Language Preferences - spelling dictionary, system language settings
• Ease of Access - Narrator, On-screen keyboard, Magnifier
• Other Windows Settings - see Windows Settings details

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable syncing passwords on the Sync your settings page in Settings for all users in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords in Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Two: Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Passwords disabled in "Sync your settings"









OPTION ONE [/i] Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords in Local Group Policy Editor

*note The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option TWO below.
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Sync your settings




3. In the right pane of Sync your settings in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Do not sync passwords policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Syncing Passwords
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

*note Not Configured is the default setting.

6. To Disable Syncing Passwords
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




7. When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] Enable or Disable Syncing Passwords using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD values in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync

DisableCredentialsSettingSync DWORD

2 = disable
delete = enable

DisableCredentialsSettingSyncUserOverride DWORD

1 = disable
delete = enable


1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Syncing Passwords
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_sync_passwords.reg

Download

3. To Disable Syncing Passwords
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_sync_passwords.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn


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