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Support changing domain password when not connected to the domain

Submitted by BJorne on December 11, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

In Windows XP Stored User Names and Password dialog, one could change the stored password for a domain even if the computer was at that time connected to a workgroup. Sadly, this feature went away in Windows Vista. Windows 7's redesigned Credential Manager does not have it either.

Allow the domain password to be changed from a GUI. Currently, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 do allow joining a domain offline using a command line utility, djoin.exe and further requesting for a new password. However, the stored password can be updated only when the computer reconnects to the domain. Also, the Credential Manager syntax in Vista and Windows 7 no longer accepts the <domain>\* syntax which allowed users to wildcard all passwords in a domain, now we must type the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for any resource. Please fix this UI.

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