Solved How to save login credentials for a network PC.


Trapperr

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There is a file on my PC that my wife needs access to, I had this setup on my Win10 and had no problems.
I have managed to access the file but only by clicking on the Network icon of her PC then I have to enter all the credentials again of my PC before she can access it.
Is there a Save credentials option for this somewhere?
We are both running Win 11 Pro.
 
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Depending how what protocol you are connecting with such as RDP or SMB, but there should be a 'save credentials' option when setting up the credentials. These will get saved to the windows credential manager as the currently logged in user. You can also manually add them in Control Panel > "Credential Manager'
 

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Easy way is to make a second account on the pc, where the file is located, with the same username and password as you wife's pc, and then give that user access to the share/file rights. Then when you go to the share, there will be no prompt for user/pass, as the credentials are used from the pc login itself.
 

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neemobeer said:
Depending how what protocol you are connecting with such as RDP or SMB, but there should be a 'save credentials' option when setting up the credentials. These will get saved to the windows credential manager as the currently logged in user. You can also manually add them in Control Panel > "Credential Manager'
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Thank you for the reply, being a non tech OAP I will need to find my 'protocol' and what RDP and SMB are short for. Nothing untoward but there are some confidential files that I need to keep confidential.
 

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    AMD Ryzensets 5 7600X
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    MSI Pro B850-P WIFI
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    32GB
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    Gforce RTX 360
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Trapperr said:
I have managed to access the file but only by clicking on the Network icon of her PC then I have to enter all the credentials again of my PC before she can access it.
Is there a Save credentials option for this somewhere?
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Yes, when you enter the credentials tick the box for 'Remember my credentials' (by default this isn't ticked).

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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

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    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
Didn't find anything for RDP that looked remotely computer-ish and I didn't really understand SMB about using the Control Panel (I assume that is the older Control Panel that's been around for decade's?)
In Win11 it looks like Microsoft has split many parts of the old Control Panel which makes it more diffictult to follow.
 

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    Win 11Pro 24H2
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build 2025
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    AMD Ryzensets 5 7600X
    Motherboard
    MSI Pro B850-P WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gforce RTX 360
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2460 [Monitor] (24.0"vis, October 2019)
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    1 Internal 5 External
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    ENERMAX REvolution 850W
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    Thermalright Assassin X 120R
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Hello Bree.
Thank you. Sorted in 2 mins, what threw us was the credentials box kept advising the username or password was incorrect :oops:
And of course not being able to see the wood for the trees!!
 

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    Win 11Pro 24H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    Self Build 2025
    CPU
    AMD Ryzensets 5 7600X
    Motherboard
    MSI Pro B850-P WIFI
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gforce RTX 360
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2460 [Monitor] (24.0"vis, October 2019)
    Hard Drives
    1 Internal 5 External
    PSU
    ENERMAX REvolution 850W
    Case
    Be quiet Pure Base 600
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X 120R
    Keyboard
    Logi K540
    Mouse
    Logi M310
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
Trapperr said:
Didn't find anything for RDP that looked remotely computer-ish and I didn't really understand SMB about using the Control Panel (I assume that is the older Control Panel that's been around for decade's?)
In Win11 it looks like Microsoft has split many parts of the old Control Panel which makes it more diffictult to follow.
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RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)
SMB (Server Message Block) < Ignore this, it’s irrelevant.
Bree has your back.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
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    Sin-built
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
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    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
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    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
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