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Wictor Wilén

SharePoint Server MVP / Author / MCT / MCTS / MCP / MSc writing about SharePoint and other interesting Microsoft technologies

Tip: Store your Codeplex passwords

Here is a tip for you Codeplex users out there.

TFS Connect dialog If you are using the Visual Studio and the Team Foundation source control then you are prompted for username and password every time you open up a project. This dialog does not contain any functionality to store the username and password. If you are often opening projects and/or switching projects entering usernames and passwords can get annoying.

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 you can store the usernames and passwords in a pretty secured way using the Credentials Manager.

The Credentials Manager is found in the Control Panel, just search for it. To add a username and password all you have to do is click on Add a Windows credential and then enter the name of the Codeplex TFS server (tfsXX.codeplex.com) and then you username and password. Click Ok and then fire up your Codeplex solution in Visual Studio and you are ready to get back to coding!

Credentials Manager

Until next time...

Comments and trackbacks

#  How to story your TFS password – #027 by Trackback
Screenshot from websnpr Thanks to Wictor Wilen for twittering / blogging about this tip ! If you’re tired of having to type in
#  Amazing! by Miroslav Paskov
Screenshot from websnpr That prompt has been bugging be for so long! Normally I always choose a long password and typing it every time was a pain. This is such a great tip.
#  Re: Amazing by Wictor
Screenshot from websnpr Yea, took me a while until I found it out...
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