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KeePass Password Safe 2.12: Unhiding Passwords?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026103302 views
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KeePass 2.12 - Turning off hidden password - When I open an entry, the password is disguised by asterisks. How do I turn off this feature so that I can recall previously inputted passwords?

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Fix for: KeePass Password Safe 2.12: Unhiding Passwords?

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Edit Easier way: This lets you change the setting and set a keyboard shortcut. Or as it is pre-configured, just hit Ctrl+H! I had the same question and have found a better solution thanks to answering this question. The menu item seems to have disappeared somewhere during a version update. To manually change this setting look in the file and find the following tag: Change from to . Only downside is you can't toggle it easily.

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