Disable Password Caching for Outlook Internet Mail (All Windows)
As a security precaution, you may want to disable the password caching ability for all Internet mail protocols (IMAP, POP and Hotmail) in Outlook 2002. This setting will cause Outlook to request a password on each attempt to retrieve new mail.
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Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "EnableRememberPwd" and set it according to the value data below.
Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: To enable this feature, you need to install Office XP SP1 or greater.
| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |||
| EnableRememberPwd | REG_DWORD | 0x00000000 (0) | |||
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Ou... | ||
Security]
Value Name: EnableRememberPwd
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable password caching)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last modified: May 5, 2003
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