Windows 10: Accessing Password Policy in Windows 10

Was having trouble changing local password policy on Windows 10 home. Using secpol.msc seems to be the popular answer but does not exist/isn't accessible for some reason on Windows 10 Home edition.


To change this setting open cmd with administrator privileges (type "cmd" in search bar, right click the black cmd icon, and click "run as administrator")


As an example, I wanted my PC to stop asking me to change my password every 42 days so to change this:


In the command line type the following text NOT including the quotes:


"net accounts /MAXPWAGE:UNLIMITED"


This sets the maximum password age by days or Unlimited (never expires).





More policy commands:


net accounts /minpwlen:length – This sets the minimum number of characters a password must contain. Replace the word length with the desired number of characters. Range is 0-14.

example: net accounts /minpwlen:7

net accounts /maxpwage:days – This sets the maximum number of days after which the user will have to change the password. Replace days with the desired value. Range is from 1-999. If used unlimited, no limit is set. The value of maxpwage should always be greater than minpwage.

example: net accounts /maxpwage:30

net accounts /minpwage:days – This sets the minimum number of days that must pass before the password can be changed. Replace days with the desired value. Range is from 1-999.

example: net accounts /minpwage:10

net accounts /uniquepw:number – This sets the number of times after which a password can be used again. Replace number with the desired value. Maximum value is 24.

example: net accounts /uniquepw:8

To use a command, just enter it in the command prompt as shown and press enter.



Hope this helps

:)

 

Accessing Password Policy in Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you would like to set Password policy. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to know what happened when you try to change the policy. Did you get any error message?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

You must log in as administrator to access these settings.

• 
  Press Windows key + R and type secpol.msc
  and press enter.
  
• 
  The Local Security Policy window will open. Now from the left pane, choose
  Password Policy from under Account Policies.
  
• 
  On the right side, choose Maximum password age.
  
  
• 
  If you wish the password to never Expire, set the value to
  0.
  

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Accessing Password Policy in Windows 10

I've read the discussion asking how to access the password policy on windows 10, but there is no response. I want to reset the policy to prevent having to change my personal pc administrator account password every x days, what's the answer? I've tried
the directions for windows 7 and 8 but they don't work. I didn't have this problem until the last update when I had to have remote technical assistance because the update was corrupt.