Windows 11 22H2 - Can't use saved credential [Remote Desktop]

MKANET · Mar 17, 2023

I just set up two Windows 11 22H2 PCs using the same Microsoft account to sign in. When I try to RDP or access network shares of the "other" PC, I am prompted for a username/password. I thought the whole point of using a single sign-on is to avoid typing the same account username/password over and over again for each PC on a private network???

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NOTE: I'm having a hard time believing this is a new intended "feature" ..thinking something must be misconfigured or broken. However, I noticed the below article:
Windows 11 22H2 - Can't use saved credential - Microsoft Q&A

Can I just make the registry settings changes below to "fix" this problem? I'm not sure if this even does what I expect. Can someone please confirm? Can someone please tell me if it's a bad idea or not to make these settings changes?

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard

Add a new DWORD value named EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity and set its value to 0.
Add another new DWORD value named RequirePlatformSecurityFeatures and set that to 0.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Add a new DWORD value named LsaCfgFlags and set it to 0.

Thanks in advance

OAT · Mar 18, 2023

No. No need to.

Open Credential Manager from Control Panel
or
Search for Credential

Select Windows Credentials
Look for TERMSVC/MachineName, (Expand with Arrow down)
Edit credentials there/Save
Also check that there is only one entry for that connection.

MKANET · Mar 18, 2023

OAT said:
No. No need to.

Open Credential Manager from Control Panel
or
Search for Credential

Select Windows Credentials
Look for TERMSVC/MachineName, (Expand with Arrow down)
Edit credentials there/Save
Also check that there is only one entry for that connection.

Yes, that's what I used to be able to do with older versions of Windows. It's different after upgrading to Windows 11 22H2 on both PCs (the link I posted explains why). I was able to do make this work pretty easily by creating a generic credential under Credential Manager, NOT a Windows Credential. Like this:

Code:

cmdkey /generic:TERMSRV/ServerHostname /user:myusername /pass:mypassword

OAT · Mar 19, 2023

MKANET said:
Yes, that's what I used to be able to do with older versions of Windows. It's different after upgrading to Windows 11 22H2 on both PCs (the link I posted explains why). I was able to do make this work pretty easily by creating a generic credential under Credential Manager, NOT a Windows Credential. Like this:

Code:

cmdkey /generic:TERMSRV/ServerHostname /user:myusername /pass:mypassword

Well, this is how I did it on both my Canary and Dev Win 11 installations without the problem you reported.
I added a VM with a stable W11 as well. All can connect with each other using RD without having to logon, all of them Pro versions, of course.
I also have Credential Guard ON, so don't know what to tell you.

Windows 11 22H2 - Can't use saved credential [Remote Desktop]

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