Display the password reveal button

Display the password reveal button

This policy setting allows you to configure the display of the password reveal button in password entry user experiences.

If you enable this policy setting, the password reveal button will not be displayed after a user types a password in the password entry text box.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the password reveal button will be displayed after a user types a password in the password entry text box.

By default, the password reveal button is displayed after a user types a password in the password entry text box. To display the password, click the password reveal button.

The policy applies to all Windows components and applications that use the Windows system controls, including Internet Explorer.

By default it has an icon of eye, by clicking on it you will be able to see the entered password.

After appying the setting of not to reveal the password will disappear the eye icon. Here are the steps:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Credential User Interface

Double-click the “Do not display the password reveal button” policy.

Set it to Enable. Click Apply and then OK.

Here is the result

Here is a process of registry key word that we can apply to make the same changes.

Navigate to this location

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ CredUI
  1. Right-click any blank area in the right panel and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name it DisablePasswordReveal and leave its value as 1.
  2. Close Registry Editor.



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