Credential Manager Error 0x80070057 on Windows 10 FIX [Tutorial]

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Credential Manager Error 0x80070057 on Windows 10 FIX [Tutorial]

If you’re encountering Credential Manager Error 0x80070057 on your Windows 10 computer when you try to manage the web passwords with Credential Manager, then this post is intended for you. In this post, we will provide the most appropriate solutions you can try to help you remediate this issue.

In Windows, Credentials manager is the features that store all your Passwords or credentials, this feature also stores the sing-in information for websites using any browsers, apps, and networks. Also, this helps users to save the login information of mapped drives or shared folders. Whenever you map any Share drive by clicking the option to save your credentials then those credentials will be saved in the Windows credentials manager. Recently credentials manager got upgraded it not only saves your credentials, but it also allows you to view, add, backup, delete, and restore logon credentials.

Sometimes you may get an error from credentials Manager, if you are encountering Credential Manager Error 0x80070057 then this tutorial will guide you to fix this error. This error is caused by the corrupt Password Profile or sometimes the Credential Manager service might not be running. When you encounter this issue, you’ll receive the following error message.

An error occurred while performing this action.
Error code: 0x80070057
Error Message: The parameter is incorrect.

Credential Manager is basically a “digital locker” where Windows saves credentials related to log-in ( username, password etc) as Web Credentials for other computers on your servers, networks or internet locations such as websites. The secured passwords and usernames in windows enable you to store them securely as a part of your profile. This data is then used by Windows itself or some other applications that know exactly how to use it such as, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, tools included in Windows Live Essentials, or any application for running virtual machines.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.