Clearing cached/saved Windows credentials

Windows 7

To remove previously cached/saved credentials on your workstation using the Windows Credential Manager under Windows 7, perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Control Panel (from the Windows/Start menu).
  2. Expand the Control Panel and click on ‘User Accounts’.
  3. On the resulting screen you will see the option to ‘Manage your credentials’ at the top left. Select ‘Manage your credentials’ and review the contents in the main window.
  4. Delete (Remove from the Vault) any credentials under the ‘Windows Credentials’ and ‘Generic Credentials’ section choose the option to ‘Remove from vault’.

Windows 10

To remove previously cached/saved credentials on your workstation using the Windows Credential Manager under Windows 10, perform the following steps:

  1. Press the Windows key on the keyboard or click the Windows Start icon.
  2. Start typing Credential Manager, and select the Credential Manager icon.
  3. On the resulting screen you will see the choice to manage your Web Credentials or you Windows Credentials.
  4. Delete the relevant credentials under the ‘Windows Credentials’. To do this, click on the down arrow associated with the saved credentials and, choose the option to ‘Remove’.