Password for Windows authentication - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="general">General</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to all TeamViewer users.</em></p></div></div><p>Instead of the TeamViewer authentication with the TeamViewer ID and the matching password, you can also log in to the remote computer using a <strong>Windows user name and Windows password</strong>. This connection type is called <strong>Windows authentication</strong> and it can be used for all connection modes. </p><p>📌<strong>Note</strong>: Using <strong>Windows authentication</strong> requires that the connecting person knows the Windows user name and the Windows password of the remote device.</p><p>A typical use case for this connection mode is the possibility to control UAC (=User Account Control) dialogues on the remote device when making changes on the remote system (e.g. installing a program). </p><p>Find more information here: <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/25595-control-uac-during-a-teamviewer-connection" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Control UAC during a TeamViewer connection</a></p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="windows-password">Windows password</h2><p>⚠ <strong>Important</strong>: As the connection is happening via the Windows credentials, the password to access the remote device is <strong>not </strong>a TeamViewer password, but the Windows password for the Windows user of the remote device.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3> </article> </main>
