{"id":10624,"date":"2017-11-27T06:10:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T06:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=10624"},"modified":"2017-11-27T06:32:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T06:32:45","slug":"prompt-user-to-change-windows-password-before-expiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/prompt-user-to-change-windows-password-before-expiration\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prompt User to Change Windows Password Before Expiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before your Windows password expires, you may receive password expiration notification every time you log on to local account or domain user.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/windows-password-expiry-notice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10643\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to set the number of days prior to password expiration, during which to begin displaying password expiry notice to prompt user to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/knowledge\/change-windows-10-password.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">change Windows password<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong> If you want to disable password expiry notice, you can set Windows password to never expire by following these tutorials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/set-password-to-never-expire-for-windows-local-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Ways to Set Password to Never Expire for Windows Local Account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/set-password-to-never-expire-for-domain-accounts-in-windows-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set Password to Never Expire for Domain Accounts in Windows Server<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Part 1: Prompt Local Users to Change Password Before Expiration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can prompt local users to change password before expiration in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Local Group Policy Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <em>Computer Configuration\\Windows Settings\\Local Policies\\Security Options<\/em>.\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/change-password-before-expiration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, double-click the &#8220;<strong>Interactive Logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration<\/strong>&#8221; policy on the right pane.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter the number of days prior to password expiration that you want to notify users, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/prompt-days-before-password-expires.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"508\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Reboot your computer for the policy to take effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unable to access Local Group Policy Editor, use the following registry tweak to change password expiry notice period:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to:<br \/>\n<em>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/password-expiry-warning.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tDouble-click the <strong>PasswordExpiryWarning<\/strong> value on the right pane.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Decimal<\/strong> radio button and enter the number of days before password expires that you want to notify users, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/passwordexpiry.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"200\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor and reboot your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Part 2: Prompt Domain Users to Change Password Before Expiration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running Windows Server 2016 \/ 2014 \/ 2012 \/ 2008 domain controller, use this method to prompt domain users to change password before expiration:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, select <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong> and then click <strong>Group Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the console tree, expand the Forest -&gt; Domains -&gt; your domain. Right-click the domain policy you want to work with, and then select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>When the Group Policy Management Editor window appears, navigate to <em>Computer Configuration\\Policies\\Windows Settings\\Security Settings\\Local Policies\\Security Options<\/em>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/prompt-domain-user-before-password-expires.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then double-click the &#8220;<strong>Interactive Logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration<\/strong>&#8221; setting in the right pane.\n<\/li>\n<li>In the Security Policy Setting tab, check the &#8220;<strong>Define this policy setting<\/strong>&#8221; option, and enter the number of days in advance users are warned that their passwords are about to expire.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/domain-password-expiration.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"500\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>. 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