Windows 10 – GPOs – Disable Password Reveal

Don’t want anyone to see the typed password on your Windows logon screen or anywhere on system?

Here’s how:

1. Open GPMC
2. Edit your GPO
3. Navigate to Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Credential User Interface
4. Double-click “Do not display the password reveal button”
5. Select “Enabled”

If you want to apply this to Internet Explorer only:

1. Navigate to Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Internet Explorer | Security Features
2. Double-click “Do not display the password reveal button”
3. Select “Enabled”

Win 10 – GPOs – Disabling First Login Animation

Just a quick tip for those that don’t want the first login animation to appear for they’re users:

• Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon
• Find and double-click “Show first sign-in animation”
• Select “Disable” and click “OK”

And it’s all done!

PS Scripts – Change Windows Service Logon Account

Need to change a Windows Service logon account with Powershell?
Here’s an easy and quick way to do it:

$strSvcStartScr = Get-WmiObject win32_service -Filter "Name='browser'"
$strSvcStartScr.Change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$false,’domain\username’,'password') | Out-Null

All you’ve to do is change the service name on the first line and the domain/username and password on the second.

And….your done!