Set when the password expires on windows 10

Today we will show you how to set when a user's password expires in Windows 10. This way you will force them of a computer to change it them after some time.

 

By default, user accounts in Windows 10 do not expire the user's password. This means that users can use the same password για άπειρο χρονικό διάστημα. Αν όμως είναι ενεργοποιημένη η λήξη του password, ο user access will stop working after some time you set. This guide will show you how to enable and how to set user password expiration time.

Its expiry Password only applies to local user accounts. It is the most critical security aspect for systems related to this domain, where users are usually required to change passwords on a regular basis. He is particularly interested in the security technicians of a company. If you are planning to deal with networks, it is a good idea to read this whole article.

To set its expiry time password in Windows 10 you must have admin rights. If you have an administrator account, you can set the password expiry time for other accounts in Windows 10.

Note: In this article we showed you how to set the PIN expiry time on Windows 10. Read it if you use a PIN instead of a password.

How to set the password expiry time on Windows 10
FYI: These steps will only work on versions of Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise.

1. Press Win + R at the same time, and in the "Run" window, type the word lusrmgr.msc to open the add-on “Τοπικοί Χρήστες και Ομάδες” (Local Users and Groups). Κάντε on the OK button.

2. In the lusrmgr window, double-click users. Now right-click on the user account you want and select Properties.

3. In the Properties tab, clear the "Password never expires option" option. Click Apply, and then click OK. Close the utility.

4. Simultaneously press the Win + R keys and in the "Start" window that will appear write the word secpol.msc. Click OK to open the Local Security Policy snap-in.

5. Then, in the left pane of your local security policy, browse here:
Security Settings> Account Policies> Password Policy ( (Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy)

6. In the right pane of the Local Security Policy, look for the policy setting named “Maximum Password". Double-click this policy and set it to the number of days you want the user's password to expire. Click the Apply button and then the OK button.


By default the number is in 42 days, but you can do it as long as you want, with a maximum of 999 days.

7. Now when users try to login after the time limit you specified in the password policy has passed, they will see the following :
Your password has expired and needs to be changed.

8. Pressing OK will let the user change their password.

This is how you can set the expiration date for Windows 10 user accounts.

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