Everything you need to deploy CodeB. One page.
Pick the package that matches your deployment. All installers are signed, run on Windows 8 through Server 2025 (x86 and x64), and require no cloud connection. The same Credential Provider V2 sits underneath every edition — the difference is how the supporting tools are packaged.
Daily-use workstations — need card-remove auto-lock? Take the System Tray Edition. It bundles everything into one helper. Air-gapped, scripted, or only want the helpers you actually use? Take the Tools Edition — each helper is a standalone executable. Rolling out hundreds of NFC cards from a CSV? Add the Admin CLI — PowerShell- and SCCM-friendly. Need a clean desktop on demand — before a screen share or a demo? Take the Desktop Switcher standalone.
CodeB Credential Provider V2
Replaces the Microsoft password tile via the documented Credential Provider Filter interface. NFC, TOTP, PKI smartcard or USB token — second factor or full passwordless. 100 % managed .NET. FIPS 140-2 enforceable by Group Policy.
All helpers in one system-tray application. Required if you need actions on card-remove (auto-lock or sign-out). Easiest rollout for daily use on shared workstations.
codeb_tray.zip · Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 · Server 2012 R2 through 2025 · x86 + x64
Each helper is a standalone executable. Admins install exactly the tools they need and nothing they don't — useful when scripted, scheduled or composed into a wider workflow. Card-remove actions are not included; choose the System Tray Edition if you need them.
codeb_smartloginhelper.zip · Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 · Server 2012 R2 through 2025 · x86 + x64
Production tip: the System Tray icon can be hidden from end users
by setting the registry value
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\CodeB\Config\HideSystray. The helper keeps
running — including card-remove actions — but ordinary users can't see
or misconfigure it.
CodeB Admin CLI
Standalone command-line utility for system administrators. Same enrollment actions the GUI helpers do — link an NFC card to an AD user, store encrypted credentials, audit assignments, revoke a card — but unattended, from any batch script, PowerShell pipeline or SCCM task. Rolling out 500 cards by hand is a week; doing it from a CSV in a loop is an afternoon.
Not bundled with the two editions above — pull it down separately when you need to script enrollment. Works against both local accounts and Active Directory. With AD permissions delegated correctly, no local administrative privileges are required.
CodeBAdminCLI.zip · Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 · Server 2012 R2 through 2025 · x86 + x64
CodeB Desktop Switcher
Lightweight standalone tool that swaps your visible desktop — files, icon positions and per-monitor wallpapers — with one click. Useful right before screen sharing on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet, and for kiosks or demo machines where you want a known-clean layout on demand. Completely independent product; no dependency on the Credential Provider V2.
Single executable, under 1 MB. No installer, no services, no admin rights. Standalone product — runs on any Windows 10 or 11 desktop and has no dependency on the Credential Provider V2 or any other CodeB component.
codebdesktopswitcher.zip · Windows 10 / 11 · x64
Where everything runs.
CodeB software runs on every Windows version Microsoft still ships, plus several Microsoft no longer supports but our customers still operate behind firewalls. Architectures: x86 and x64. No cloud, no internet, no telemetry call-home.
| Component | Windows desktop | Windows Server | Account types |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP V2 System Tray | 8, 8.1, 10, 11 | 2012 R2 → 2025 | Local, AD, Entra ID |
| CP V2 Tools | 8, 8.1, 10, 11 | 2012 R2 → 2025 | Local, AD, Entra ID |
| Admin CLI | 8, 8.1, 10, 11 | 2012 R2 → 2025 | Local, AD |
| Desktop Switcher | 10, 11 | — | Local, AD |
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