Oh, that darn computer! Always something wrong with it, I tell ya. This time, it’s that thing, what’s it called? Windows Defender Credential Guard. It does not allow something, that much I know. Keeps saying, “Windows Defender Credential Guard does not allow.” Sounds like a big shot, don’t it? But it’s just a pain in my behind.
Now, I ain’t no computer whiz, not like them young folks glued to their screens. But I need to get this thing working. This Windows Defender Credential Guard, it’s stopping me from using my saved credentials. What’s that? It’s like, you know, when you tell the computer to remember your password so you don’t gotta type it in every time. Well, this Credential Guard, it’s saying, “Nope, not gonna let you do that!”
It keeps saying “Windows Defender Credential Guard does not allow using saved credentials. Please enter your credentials.” Every time! Like I got all day to remember those long passwords. My memory ain’t what it used to be, you know. It is really a headache for me. I tried all sorts of things, changed this and that, but nothing worked.
I heard some folks talking about this Credential Guard thing. Some highfalutin word, “Virtualization.” That is used in Credential Guard. They say it’s supposed to keep your computer safe from those bad guys, hackers, they call ’em. They steal your information, your passwords, and then what? You’re in big trouble! They got ways, like “pass the hash” and “pass the ticket.” Sounds like a game, but it ain’t. This Credential Guard, it’s supposed to stop all that funny business.
This Windows Defender Credential Guard is something new. Came with that Windows 10, or maybe Windows 11, I can’t keep track, every year it’s something new. I heard it is something about Windows 11 Enterprise 22H2, or something like that. Every year it is something new. They say it’s enabled by default. Whatever that means. I guess it’s turned on when you get the computer.
- Credential Guard
- Windows Defender
- saved credentials
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
So, this problem I got, it’s with connecting to another computer, remotely, they call it. Like using my computer to control another one far away. That’s what I need to do. But this Credential Guard is messing it all up. It does not allow me to do it. I don’t know what to do.
When Credential Guard is turned on, it won’t let you use certain things. Something called “identity delegation.” Don’t ask me what that is. Sounds important, though. I just want to use my computer without all this trouble.
Now, there’s this thing called, “Registry.” It’s like the guts of the computer, where all the important stuff is kept. You gotta be real careful messing with that. But I heard you can change some things in there to fix this Credential Guard problem.
They say you gotta go to this place: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlDeviceGuard. Sounds like a secret code, don’t it? Then you gotta add something called a “DWORD” value. Name it EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity and set it to 0. Then add another one, name it RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures, and set that to 0, too. Sounds complicated, right? I will try these steps later.
I also heard about this thing, “RDS SSO”. It is related to Windows Defender Credential Guard. It’s supposed to let you connect without using saved credentials. But that ain’t working for me either. Enabling saved credentials isn’t the answer, they say. But that’s what I want to do! I do not want to type the password every time!
I tried to connect to a computer that’s not part of a “domain,” whatever that is. And I got this error: “Your credentials did not work. Windows Defender…” It is a big mess! I just want it to work like it used to.
This whole Windows Defender Credential Guard thing is giving me a big headache. I guess it is used for protecting my computer, but it is just making things harder for me. I wish I could just go back to the good old days. I will try those complicated steps later. Hope it will work.