Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
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Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
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Re: Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
#2I wonder whether this will alert on every new third-party password manager.
Re: Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
#3How 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.
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Re: Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites
#6Does 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.