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    • BrigitteDoris
      BrigitteDoris last edited by

      Hi, whenever I try to retrieve a password the password manager asks to enter a pc user name and PW. Can that nonsense be bypassed?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

        @brigittedoris Nope, Chromium encrypts saved passwords using the OS login credentials and that's why you are asked to provide your OS password.

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        • BrigitteDoris
          BrigitteDoris last edited by

          But that has never happened before. Is that something new?

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

            @brigittedoris Nope, has been there for years.

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            • BrigitteDoris
              BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

              @leocg If it has been like that for years why could I open it every time without being asked for any login until just recently?

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                @brigittedoris Just to make sure that nothing is being misunderstood here, you are talking about going to the passwords manager and see or copy the password for a page, right?

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                • BrigitteDoris
                  BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg Yes!

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                    @brigittedoris Well, here it always worked like I said, with Opera and other Chromium based browsers asking for the OS password.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                      @brigittedoris Did you change anything in the way you login on your computer?

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                      • BrigitteDoris
                        BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

                        @leocg My PC doesn't have a login. I hit the power button and 30 seconds later it's ready to roll.

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                        • blackbird71
                          blackbird71 @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                          @brigittedoris What operating system (and version) is your computer using?

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                            @brigittedoris It doesn't ask you for a login, what doesn't mean that it doesn't have a username and password.
                            When you install Windows, you are asked to use your Microsoft account or to use a local user account.

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                            • BrigitteDoris
                              BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

                              @leocg Win 11 pro 22H2

                              How can I find the win login?

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                                @brigittedoris Try in (Windows)Settings > Accounts

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                                • BrigitteDoris
                                  BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

                                  @leocg I did try that already but couldn't find anything amiss.

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                                    @brigittedoris What kind of account is being used, a local one or a Microsoft one?

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                                    • BrigitteDoris
                                      BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

                                      @leocg Local!

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                                        @brigittedoris And there's no way to recover the password?
                                        Maybe you need to enable the login page.

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                                        • BrigitteDoris
                                          BrigitteDoris @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg I don't know if there is a way to recover the pw, hence my original post. How do I enable the login page?

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @BrigitteDoris last edited by

                                            @brigittedoris Don't know, would have to check.

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