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nlmartz1914
Copper Contributor
Jul 16, 2025

Sql Server Credential Manager

I am trying to add a new domain login to Credential Manager in Windows 11. I have no problem adding a Sql Server credential such as myserver.internal.company.com But if I try adding a named server ...
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bandaruajeyudu
Brass Contributor
Jul 19, 2025

Hi nlmartz1914​ 

Windows Credential Manager doesn’t support backslashes, so you can’t add SQL Server named instances like server\instance. A workaround is to create a SQL alias (like myalias) for the instance using SQL Server Configuration Manager, then add that alias to Credential Manager. Or just keep using runas netonly still works fine.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/credential-manager-in-windows-1b5c916a-6a16-889f-8581-fc16e8165ac0 

Thank you, 

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