

At first instance, this might look like now users can store their Facebook credentials, twitter credentials, gmail credentials etc., so that they automatically log in via browsers.

The default storage vault for the credential manager information is the 'Windows Vault.'"Īs Microsoft says, the Windows Vault stores user credentials for servers, wesbites and other programs that Windows can log in the users automatically. "Windows 7 includes a feature called 'credential manager.' This is similar to technology in past versions of Windows in that it stores your frequently used passwords so you can easily access and manage however, in Windows 7 we've added the ability to back up or restore this information.

Before that, let us take a minute to read what Microsoft had replied Mary-Jo Foley regarding Windows Vault Let me explain what this Windows Vault is and how to use it. I have been using this feature for quite some time since the beta release, even before Paul and Rafael might have discovered it. Last week, our friends Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera explored one of the untold mysteries (according to them) of Windows 7 - Windows Vault
