Disable Password Caching

April 25, 2009
As in Windows for Workgroups, when logging on to an NT Domain, it is preferable to disable password caching.
This allows for the single NT Domain login and eliminates the secondary Windows logon screen.
It also eliminates the possibility of the respective passwords to get out of sync.
To disable password caching on the workstation, a one-line addition to the registry needs to be made.
To make the change, create a ASCII text file called DISABLE.REG with the following lines:


  • REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network]
    "DisablePwdCaching"=dword:00000001



  • Open up a DOS box and type REGEDIT DISABLE.REG
    You can also download the DISABLE.REG file.
    If you need to re-enable password caching, download ENABLE.REG and repeat the process just with the different file name

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