Question user account password never expires in Win 11 Home
Question user account password never expires in Win 11 Home
Hi,
I checked for commands in Command Prompt or PowerShell to set a local account password that never expires on Windows 11 Home. There don’t appear to be supported options for this in the current version. I also looked into creating accounts via the Control Panel and changing properties, but those features aren’t available in Win 11 Home. Using a third-party tool like lusrmgr.exe seems risky, so I’m unsure if it’s the best approach. Let me know if you’d like more details.
What privileges do you possess?
You must have complete administrative access to the PC being discussed.
Additionally, the need for a permanent password exists because passwords must be updated regularly to maintain security.
You have access to the admin account of the laptop and can create new local accounts. If you prefer not to use permanent passwords, consider how a command could change the password in Win 11 Home without using lusrmgr.exe. I’m looking for alternative methods that work with Win 11 Home, since many recommendations are tailored for Windows 10 or Pro and don’t suit my needs.
Consider using Powershell.
https://powershellfaqs.com/set-password-...owershell/
Set-LocalUser
Not a command I’ve used before (full disclosure), but it seems possible based on what you’ve shared.
It looks simple overall, as long as you have the right permissions.
Search for "powershell user password never expires" and adjust your criteria as you read more.
Updated details available through Microsoft:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/p...ca...rshell-5.1
Current account configurations can be accessed using
Get-LocalUser | Format-List
On the command line, you can run
st
Certainly.
After some testing and checking using Get-LocalUser with Format-List, it was found that certain accounts lacked an expiration date altogether. Yet one account displayed invalid dates, such as 6+ years ago and linked to a Windows Defender tool. Not much clarity here.
AccountExpires:
Description: User account managed by the system for Windows Defender Application Guard scenarios.
Enabled: False
FullName:
PasswordChangeableDate: 10/2/2018 2:17:18 AM
PasswordExpires: 11/13/2018 1:17:18 AM
UserMayChangePassword: True
PasswordRequired: True
PasswordLastSet: 10/2/2018 2:17:18 AM
LastLogon:
Name: WDAGUtilityAccount
SID: S-1-5-21-1577051677-2174798182-290312275-504
PrincipalSource: Local
ObjectClass: User
Thank you very much for all the posts. I reached out because of a different laptop that I occasionally use. (Win 11 Home wasn't really their preference either.) Since I don't always have access to that device, I wanted to handle this in case the user needs to reset the password after about 40 days. I executed the basic command and noticed there were no error messages, just like with the commands I researched earlier. I also observed that the verification command gave the same result on both the Win 11 Home laptop and another Win 10 Pro machine where the settings had been changed before using the lusrmgr.msc GUI. It's beyond my knowledge to explore further at this point.
The issue arose mainly due to limited understanding and previous experience with corporate or refurbished laptops. Establishing myself in this area is still a significant personal achievement. This is far behind what the audience here expects.