How to force users to change their password periodically on Windows 10

Windows Central

WinC Bot
Staff member
Dec 17, 2013
78,275
161
0
You can make your PC more secure by forcing users to change their password regularly, and in this guide, we show you how to do this on Windows 10.
force-password-change-windows-10.jpg

Windows 10 packs a lot of great security features, including biometric authentication with Windows Hello, malware protection with Windows Defender, and Windows Update to keep your device up to date and secure. However, even with all these features, your PC can still be vulnerable to unauthorized access if you keep using the same password for a long time.
Although users can change their password at any time, you can also configure the operating system to ask users to change it periodically.
There are at least three methods to do this, but the method you need to use will always depend on the edition of Windows your PC is running, and whether you're using a local or Microsoft account.

Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
 

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
335,317
Messages
2,258,311
Members
428,730
Latest member
jpadua