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bbarry
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:11 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:47 am Posts: 2654 Location: North Central Arkansas
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I use an older free version of the password manager called RoboForm. The program has been very useful to me over the years, and I have hundreds of stored passwords and never had a problem.
But the program does have one little nuisance that I would like to eliminate. Several times a day, a window will randomly pop-up and ask me to input my RoboForm password. I have three choices - Can't Remember, Later, or Enter Password. I always select 'Later', since it is the easiest choice.
I would like to eliminate the occurrence of this pop-up window, but I'm not sure where or how to do this. So I would appreciate any advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance...
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jaylach
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 2:50 am |
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Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:09 am Posts: 9852 Location: The state of confusion; I just use Wyoming for mail.
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I don't use RoboForm but I'll take a stab at it... I am guessing that you are referring to the prompt for the master password that protects your regular passwords. First the RoboForm Master Password cannot be removed, but you can reduce the number of times you need to enter it. By selecting the “Do not ask for Master Password” option, the only time you'll need to enter your Master Password is if you manually log out or if you've checked the automatic logout option under the security settings. To turn off “Always ask for Master Password” follow these steps:
1) Click the Show Hidden icons [ ^ ] icon near the time. Click the RoboForm Taskbar icon. Then, select “Options” from the menu. Attachment:
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2) Select the “Security” tab from the column on the left. Under “Authentication method” select the “Don’t ask for Master Password” option. Click the “Save” button at the bottom of the window to save your changes. Attachment:
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bbarry
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:52 am |
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:47 am Posts: 2654 Location: North Central Arkansas
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Thanks Jay. Unfortunately, I've been down that road. On my version of RoboForm, underneath the button Don't ask for Master Password is a message in red stating that "For security reasons we will ask you to enter your Master Password every 30 days".
I guess since I always select the Later choice when the nuisance window pops up, I guess the program decides to remind me several times a day. Maybe if I went ahead and entered my password then it would leave me alone for 30 days.
I was hoping that I could go into something like Task Scheduler or Task Manager and delete the call to this pop-up window. But I can't find where to do this.
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jaylach
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 2:38 pm |
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Your best bet then is probably to just try entering the password and see if it leaves you alone for a month. I wouldn't think that entering once a month would be much of an issue. 
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bbarry
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 3:39 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:47 am Posts: 2654 Location: North Central Arkansas
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OK, the window just popped up again, so this time I entered my password. Now I'll see if it will leave me alone for 30 days.
The program didn't use to do that, so I guess it came via an update a year or so ago.
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jaylach
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:03 pm |
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If you still have the original install media you could try installing it over itself to see if that would roll back a possible update...
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bbarry
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:22 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:47 am Posts: 2654 Location: North Central Arkansas
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I don't have the install media. It was the free version that I downloaded years ago. I will just live with the 30 days if it will let me.
Thanks for your help.
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bbarry
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 2:15 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:47 am Posts: 2654 Location: North Central Arkansas
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jaylach wrote: Your best bet then is probably to just try entering the password and see if it leaves you alone for a month. I wouldn't think that entering once a month would be much of an issue.  Ok, I entered my password and it does look like it's going to leave me alone for a month. I can live with that.
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jaylach
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 3:04 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:09 am Posts: 9852 Location: The state of confusion; I just use Wyoming for mail.
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