Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms: registry value FormSuggest Passwords and 1 moreUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Policy ID: RestrictFormSuggestPW
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 5.0
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Internet Explorer

Registry

FormSuggest Passwords

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Current key

Enabled value: yes
Disabled value: no

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"FormSuggest Passwords"="yes"
; Disabled
"FormSuggest Passwords"="no"

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /v "FormSuggest Passwords" /t REG_SZ /d "yes" /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /v "FormSuggest Passwords" /t REG_SZ /d "no" /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main' -Name 'FormSuggest Passwords' -PropertyType String -Value 'yes' -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main' -Name 'FormSuggest Passwords' -PropertyType String -Value 'no' -Force | Out-Null

FormSuggest Passwords

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 1

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"FormSuggest Passwords"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"FormSuggest Passwords"=dword:00000001

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel" /v "FormSuggest Passwords" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel" /v "FormSuggest Passwords" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel' -Name 'FormSuggest Passwords' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel' -Name 'FormSuggest Passwords' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null

FormSuggest PW Ask

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Current key

Checked: yes
Unchecked: no
Element: Prompt me to save passwords
Value type: REG_SZ

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"FormSuggest PW Ask"="yes"
; Unchecked
"FormSuggest PW Ask"="no"

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /v "FormSuggest PW Ask" /t REG_SZ /d "yes" /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" /v "FormSuggest PW Ask" /t REG_SZ /d "no" /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main' -Name 'FormSuggest PW Ask' -PropertyType String -Value 'yes' -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main' -Name 'FormSuggest PW Ask' -PropertyType String -Value 'no' -Force | Out-Null