[GH-ISSUE #326] Password Recovery not working with Internet Explorer on Windows 8+ #155

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opened 2026-02-27 15:49:07 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @Mrnikbobjeff on GitHub (Aug 13, 2015).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/quasar/Quasar/issues/326

In Windows 8 the default saving mechanism for Internet Explorer Passwords changed from the registry entry to the new Password Vault. Because this mechanism is only present in Windows 8 + , one would have to add a function which checks if the OS is Win8 or newer and then executes the adequate retrieval function. A link to the Password Vault technology from Microsoft: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh465069.aspx

Originally created by @Mrnikbobjeff on GitHub (Aug 13, 2015). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/quasar/Quasar/issues/326 In Windows 8 the default saving mechanism for Internet Explorer Passwords changed from the registry entry to the new Password Vault. Because this mechanism is only present in Windows 8 + , one would have to add a function which checks if the OS is Win8 or newer and then executes the adequate retrieval function. A link to the Password Vault technology from Microsoft: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh465069.aspx