Store Credentials In Visual Studio 2010 For TFS In Another Domain

Usually when you work with TFS which is in another domain or if you are working on a Virtual Machine with its own domain Visual Studio 2010 keeps asking you for password every time you want to open a TFS based project.

This solution works on Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7:

Go to Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Safety -> Credential Manager -> Add Windows Credential and enter the address and your credentials as following:

For Window Server 2003 and XP you can use the following:

Open the Run dialog (Win+R) and enter: "control userpasswords2"

On the following dialog click on "Manage Passwords"

You should then see the following screen where you click on "Add a Windows credential"

Enter your credentials but remember to prefix with "domain\username" if you reside in a different authentication domain.

Finally you should see your registered credentials as follows

Source of the XP Solution: HowTo: Teach Visual Studio to Remember Your TFS Password