How do I change my administrator password to never expire?

Password never expire for a specific user This opens user management console. Select Users from the left hand menu. Right-click the user which you want to configure and select Properties. In General tab, check the checkbox “Password never expires”.

How do I turn off password never expires?

How to update the password settings to never expire for an individual user. Navigate to the user in question within your Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in. Once you find the user, right click and select properties. Uncheck the “Password never expires” box and click OK.

What happens when you check password never expires?

‘Password never expires’ events are a threat because: It could potentially mean an admin account has been compromised by an outsider or a malicious insider and they are making risky changes, such as changing the security settings, on the network.

How do I turn off password expiry in Windows Server?

msc in the start or run menus. Click on “Users” and find your user account. Right-click and view properties, and then check “Password Never Expires” under the settings.

How do I turn off password expiration on Windows Server?

Where is password expiration set in Active Directory?

Solution. You need to open Active Directory Users and Computers, and you need to have ‘Advanced options’ enabled. Locate your user and open their properties > Attribute Editor > Attributes > pwdLastSet. If you want to set it to expired, then set its value to Zero.

How do I turn off password expiration in group policy?

You can configure password expiration settings for domain users using Group Policy:

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Console (gpmc.msc);
  2. Right-click on the Default Domain Policy and select Edit;
  3. Go to the GPO section: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy;

What happens when password expires in Active Directory?

So, what happens when a password expires in Active Directory? The account will not be locked, but the user will have to change the password before they can access domain resources.

Why is Microsoft forcing me to change my password?

This is a security feature of all Microsoft accounts which cannot be turned off. If the option for 72 days password expiration is enabled in your account then it will automatically ask you to reset password.