Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites(bleepingcomputer.com)

7 pointsby VoidSetAndMatch4 lata temu3 comments

Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-now-warns-when-typing-your-password-in-notepad-websites/

5 comments

Does this mean Windows keeps your password around in clear text (or reversible encoding)? Why bother having the user type it, if the OS can read it right out.

unknownaccount4 lata temu

josephcsible4 lata temu

I wonder whether this will alert on every new third-party password manager.

elmerfud4 lata temu

How about just globally disabling focus stealing by all applications? That would prevent a lot of this outright. For some reason this basic security hole has been around since day one with no desire to correct it.

[deleted]4 lata temu