Windows Vault Password Dumper : Extract credentials saved by the Windows Vault via CLI, such as forgotten passwords saved by Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge
Windows Vault Password Dumper is a command-line application you can use to extract and view the credentials stored by Windows Vault.For example, if you have forgotten the passwords to your accounts that were recorded by Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge when offering to remember the secret codes for you, you can resort to this quick and easy tool to recover them.
Doesn't require installation
The program isn't wrapped in a setup kit, so you can save the downloaded files anywhere on the disk to directly run Windows Vault Password Dumper from that location. It's also possible to copy the files to a removable storage unit and run the app on any PC without previous setup. Unlike most installers, it doesn't integrate new entries into the system registry, leaving no traces behind after removing it.
Extract Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and other Windows passwords
The tool's process can be called from a Command Prompt dialog. It doesn't have any arguments, so the task is as straightforward as it gets. Once you go to its location on the disk, type vaultdump.exe and press Enter, Windows Vault Password Dumper immediately retrieves the Windows Vault credentials and lists them in this console window.You can find out the application name and resource (web address the account for saved for), along with the username and password for each entry. There is no command implemented for dumping all this information to file. If you want to copy everything to the Clipboard, select all text and press Enter, then paste it into a text editor to be able to save the credentials to file.
Quick and straightforward password recovery tool
All things considered, Windows Vault Password Dumper may not have comprehensive options, but it delivers a fast and effective method of extracting credentials saved in the Windows Vault without installation or a graphical interface.
Windows Vault Password Dumper runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 30 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Encryption Security.
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