Fixing Your System Administrator Does Not Allow the Use of Saved Credentials Error Message

Your System Administrator Does Not Allow the Use of Saved Credentials
Your System Administrator Does Not Allow the Use of Saved Credentials

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If you’ve been in charge of a computer network or a server on Windows, you might’ve noticed that sometimes when you’re trying to log in, a message pops out saying, “Your system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials”.

While there’s a Remember Me option to save you from the hassle of typing in your credentials every time, the issue still pertains at times. So what does it mean when your system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials, and how can you fix the annoying issue?

Read on more as we tell you what the message is really about and whether it’s safe to disable it or not!

What Does The “Your System Administrator Does Not Allow The Use Of Saved Credentials” Mean

When your system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials, it means that they are not allowing the user to store their login information, such as username and password, on the system.

This restriction is put in place to maintain the security of the system and ensure that only authorized users have access to the system. What this means is that users will not be able to save usernames and passwords for automatic sign-in and will have to manually enter their credentials each time they log in.

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Overall, this is a good security measure, as it prevents unauthorized access to the system. Without saved credentials, if a malicious user were to gain access to a user’s computer, they would not be able to use the saved credentials to gain access to the system.

Causes For The “Your System Administrator Does Not Allow The Use Of Saved Credentials” Error Message

If you are attempting to create a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection from a domain computer to a remote computer that is either in a workgroup or another domain, you cannot use saved credentials to access the remote RDP/RDS host.

The Remote Desktop client does not allow the usage of saved credentials and will prompt you for your password each time, displaying the error message.

However, this issue won’t occur if you’re using a native Microsoft RDP client to connect, and you’ll be able to save your credentials to the Windows Credential Manager.

How to Fix the “Your System Administrator Does Not Allow the Use of Saved Credentials” Error Message

Windows Security Policy settings do not make it possible by default to log in to a remote computer using stored credentials if there is no established trust between the local and remote domain (or workgroup).

The Saved Credentials error message can only be disabled if your system administrator changes the settings. That said, the settings can only be altered using Group Policy or by changing the local security policy settings on the computer.

If you are the system administrator, you can enable or disable the use of saved credentials by following these steps:

  1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor by typing “gpedit.msc” in the Run window.
  2. Navigate to Local Computer Policy → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Credentials Delegation.

Here, you will find a policy named “Allow delegating saved credentials with NTLM-only server authentication”.

  1. Open the Policy and enable it. After that, click Show
  2. Now, you’ll need to specify the allowed systems in the format given below:

To enable the saving of login credentials for a particular machine, use this command on the CMD: TERMSRV/remote_pc

“Save” Button on Computer Monitor Screen.

To allow the use of saved credentials for all computers in the theitbros.com domain, use the comment below:  TERMSRV/*.theitbros.com

Use the following command to permit the utilization of saved RDP credentials for all computers without exception: ERMSRV/*

  1. Next, activate the “Allow delegating saved credentials” option in the Credentials Delegation group policy settings.
  2. Click “OK” to save your changes.
  3. Finally, launch CMD and type in the following command: gpupdate /force

You can change these settings all by yourself if you’re the system administrator and fix the issue. However, If you aren’t the system administrator, you will need to contact the person who is to get them changed.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this message might seem annoying, but it is only there as a form of security measure. You can disable it but only do it if you trust the author of that PC. We hope after giving this article a read, you have a better idea of what you need to do.