Outlook not saving passwords after windows 10 Update 2004

Both Chromium and Microsoft have recently published a fix, although I don't know when it will be patched.

I used this fix yesterday and only had to enter passwords once after a restart. Here is the fix, followed by the link. I always use a local log-in and was about to use a cloned copy of the earlier update when I applied this.

This is from the site Systemwide password amnesia (v2004 build 19041.173) - Microsoft Community

• Right-click Start>Windows Powershell(admin). Copy and paste below command
  • Get-ScheduledTask | foreach { If ((xml).GetElementsByTagName("LogonType").'#text' -eq "S4U") { $_.TaskName } }

Note the app names you get as an output.

Disable the apps you noted by running the command in the task scheduler. (For example, HP Customer participation utility task, Carbonite, etc). Explanation below:

• Search for Task Scheduler in the start menu.
• Locate the task in the Window(HP Customer participation/Carbonite).
• Right-click the task and choose Disable.

Restart your PC and your logins would be retained.

Background: These steps disables the tasks which use S4U, which is the reason for this unexpected logout behavior. In case you need those tasks, make them non-S4U, i.e. enable the "Do not Store password" in the task scheduler. Disabling the tasks would not affect anything on your computer, though.

The issue would be likely fixed in a future update. Appreciate your patience.

Edit:16/10/2020. Answer explained in detail.

Edit:08/11/2020: Edited to Improve clarity.

Source: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1069383#c90

Sumit

This is a page I obtained it from. It seemd that the forgetting passwords problem is mainly caused by HP Customer Experience, although anything that uses S4U will cause it.

When I upgrade to the October update I hope the problem doesn't return.

Systemwide password amnesia (v2004 build 19041.173) - Microsoft Community

Hi all, 

We are not alone...   and hopefully MS will solve this problem which persist for so long..

Can we trust them ???

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-password-problems-microsoft-says-its-fixing-bad-password-amnesia-bug/

I do not have the option to revert back to before 2004.

Update the update helps a bit.  I have it work for 24 hours, but then again I have it not work after 5  minutes, often without leaving the application ,e.g. Outlook 2019.  So still waiting for a total fix.

Note Likely Microsoft Fix coming out.  I posted this in thread

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/feature-update-to-windows-10-version-2004-causing/0b8da8e0-2ae8-4198-abf0-87640cdcc21c?page=3

"Cross your fingers.  Just put on the latest (preview) fix for Windows 10 version 2004 today.  Doesn't explicitly list a fix, but my machine has survived a couple of restarts without prompting for a password. Since others though they had fixes that eventually turned out not to work, I'll update  (in that other tread) in few days on whether it is still working or not. 

see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4571744/windows-10-update-kb4571744

If you feel like trying it, do settings, Windows updates, Optional fixes.   Normally I would not recommend applying these optional fixes as sometimes the are bad or even old and superseded.  So Only apply for now if you really are willing to put up with possible new problems."

Had one other person say that kb457144 worked for them as well change his mind after awhile about it working.