{"id":18488,"date":"2022-06-14T03:28:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T03:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=18488"},"modified":"2022-06-14T03:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T03:28:46","slug":"open-credential-manager-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-credential-manager-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Open Credential Manager in Windows 11 \/ 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Credential Manager is the built-in password manager utility in Windows which lets you store usernames and passwords for accessing websites, network resources and apps. You can also use it to view, delete or backup your saved credentials. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 3 easy methods to open Credential Manager in Windows 11 \/ 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/windows-credential-manager.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/windows-credential-manager.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/windows-credential-manager-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Credential Manager from Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>R<\/strong> to bring up the Run box, type one of the following commands and press Enter. It will launch Credential Manager immediately.<\/p>\n<p><code>control.exe keymgr.dll<br \/>\ncontrol.exe \/name Microsoft.CredentialManager<br \/>\nrundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-credential-manager-from-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-credential-manager-from-cmd.png 399w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-credential-manager-from-cmd-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also execute the above commands from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-11\/\">Command Prompt<\/a> to access Credential Manager, or create a desktop shortcut for quick access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Credential Manager from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-control-panel-in-windows-11\/\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> and set the <strong>View by<\/strong> option to <strong>Large icons<\/strong>. You can then click the &#8220;<strong>Credential Manager<\/strong>&#8221; icon to start the Credential Manager utility. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-credential-manager-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-credential-manager-in-control-panel.png 592w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-credential-manager-in-control-panel-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Credential Manager Using Windows Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Search<\/strong> button on your taskbar and type in &#8220;<code>credential manager<\/code>&#8220;. From the search results, you can click the &#8220;<strong>Credential Manager<\/strong>&#8221; shortcut to open the Credential Manager in the Control Panel window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/search-for-credential-manager.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/search-for-credential-manager.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/search-for-credential-manager-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credential Manager is the built-in password manager utility in Windows which lets you store usernames and passwords for accessing websites, network resources and apps. You can also use it to view, delete or backup your saved credentials. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 3 easy methods to open Credential Manager in Windows 11 \/ 10. 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