Vista - Password - Prevent or Allow to Change

**Brink** · 07-13-2008

How to Prevent or Allow a User to Change their Password in Vista

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Last edited by Brink; 04-21-2009 at 09:14 AM..

**Brink** · 11-30-2008

Thank you Dwarf. This method has been added to the tutorial to help others.

Shawn

L4UR4 · 10-03-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf

Here is an addition to the above Tutorial. The method here works for ALL versions of Vista.
Click on the start orb and type cmd into the search box and press and hold Ctrl, Shift and then press enter/return. You will need to provide administrative credentials to continue. At the prompt , type the following: net user dwarf followed by enter/return. Here is what I get for this command:
Attachment 8221
Notice the line User may change password. This is currently set to No.
Again at the command prompt, type the following and press enter/return: net user dwarf /Passwordchg:Yes. Here is what I get with that command:
Attachment 8222
Finally, repeating this command: net user dwarf
Attachment 8223
Notice the line User may change password is now set to Yes.
If you wish to prevent the changing of a password, use this command: net user dwarf /Passwordchg:no
Attachment 8224
Note that I have used my user name Dwarf throughout this explanation. You will, of course, need to substitute the correct user name here.

I opened that window and at the line about changing password is set to yes, but I still cannot change password. When I try to change password I get an error that my current passsword is wrong while it is correct one

**Brink** · 10-03-2009

Hello L4UR4, and welcome to Vista Forums,

From your other post, see if you can change the password for the log on automatically settings to the same password that you use to log on manually for that user account. You will need to check and uncheck the box (in auto link above) to be able to change the password.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

07-13-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,107 posts	Password - Prevent or Allow to Change How to Prevent or Allow a User to Change their Password in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial Last edited by Brink; 04-21-2009 at 09:14 AM..
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11-30-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,107 posts	Re: Password - Prevent or Allow to Change Thank you Dwarf. This method has been added to the tutorial to help others. Shawn
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10-03-2009
L4UR4 Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts	Re: Password - Prevent or Allow to Change Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Here is an addition to the above Tutorial. The method here works for ALL versions of Vista. Click on the start orb and type cmd into the search box and press and hold Ctrl, Shift and then press enter/return. You will need to provide administrative credentials to continue. At the prompt , type the following: net user dwarf followed by enter/return. Here is what I get for this command: Attachment 8221 Notice the line User may change password. This is currently set to No. Again at the command prompt, type the following and press enter/return: net user dwarf /Passwordchg:Yes. Here is what I get with that command: Attachment 8222 Finally, repeating this command: net user dwarf Attachment 8223 Notice the line User may change password is now set to Yes. If you wish to prevent the changing of a password, use this command: net user dwarf /Passwordchg:no Attachment 8224 Note that I have used my user name Dwarf throughout this explanation. You will, of course, need to substitute the correct user name here. I opened that window and at the line about changing password is set to yes, but I still cannot change password. When I try to change password I get an error that my current passsword is wrong while it is correct one
My System Specs

10-03-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,107 posts	Re: Password - Prevent or Allow to Change Hello L4UR4, and welcome to Vista Forums, From your other post, see if you can change the password for the log on automatically settings to the same password that you use to log on manually for that user account. You will need to check and uncheck the box (in auto link above) to be able to change the password. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

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