this is, honestly, the least helpful response ever.
Why is my windows saying my password is expired?
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Hello, I've been having an issue the past few hours and I cannot figure out how to fix it, Windows keeps asking me for a password and saying my old one is expired. I have been looking for answers on the internet and they all say that the password that windows is asking for is my Microsoft account password but it keeps saying that it's wrong even though I have reset it and used a different one since I'm still logged in on my phone. I made sure to put the right password in when logged in on my phone and that worked but when I boot up my pc and put that same password in it says it's wrong, please if anybody could help me I'm extremely confused.
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2024-07-02T01:37:24+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-06-29T00:01:37+00:00 Did you ever figure it out? Currently having the same issue.
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Anonymous
2024-05-28T12:25:19+00:00 This is honestly the most asinine thing i can think of as a default setting. I use a windows11 VM for one application that I can't run natively on linux. It took me ages to set up the software in a single-user offline VM. In other words, there is absolutely no reason for the password to be changed. So now in a pinch, I need to access that software and behold: I can no longer log into the operating system, do not remember the password I set (how long ago?!?! these support pages should be transparent about that sort of detail), and have to effectively build a new VM over again in order to "uncheck the box" for the next time.
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Anonymous
2024-03-15T17:52:28+00:00 What can you do if it says that your old password is incorrect and won't let you log in or change the password?
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Anonymous
2024-02-28T01:50:21+00:00 Hi
Thanks for your reply.
From your description, it seems that the expired password is for your local administrator account. If that is the case, you will need to remember the old password and then reset a new one. Once you have accessed Windows, disable the password expiration feature so that your password will not expire in the future.
If you are getting “Your password has expired and must be changed” error. Click on the “OK” button and Windows will allow you to change the password then and there. Then you will have to enter the old password.
Once you are logged in with a new password, now disable the Windows password expiry feature so that it does not occur again. Right-click on “My Computer” or “This PC” and open “Manage”.
It will open the Computer Management window. Here, expand the “Local Users and Groups” menu and open “Users”. Now, right-click on your username and open “Properties”.
Untick the “Password never expires” checkbox and click on the “OK” button. And your password on Windows 10 will not expire in the future.