Windows 10: Password Policy for local standard vs local admin accounts

I have TEN Windows 10 Pro computers on a peer to peer network no domain. Each computer has 2 LOCAL non Microsoft accounts - 1 Admin and 1 standard user non-admin.


Is it possible to set a password policy where the policy can be set against ONLY the LOCAL standard user account and NOT the LOCAL admin account?


I looked at SECPOL but it doesn't differentiate between the STANDARD account and ADMIN account.


Thanks - Jim

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Local Account password changed to Online Account Password

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the steps on how to switch from Microsoft account to Local account:

• Click on search in taskbar and type account.
• Click on Accounts.
• Now, under Your account, click on Sign in with Local account instead.
• Enter your Microsoft account password for confirmation and then follow the screen instruction.
• Enter User name credentials for your the Local account and click OK.
• Now, login to Local account.

Hope it helps.

 

Local Admin Account vs standard Account


The first account you create, during setup of Windows 10, is a member of the "Administrators Group" by default. It is not "The Administrator" though, it is still subject to User Account control Etc. That's for protection from malware etc. Clicking "Run as Administrator" elevates it to the full administrator. That's what you want, and is fine for most people. Any subsequent account created can be an Administrator or Standard User. This has nothing to do with Outlook.com. It's local privileges/permissions. An account setup as Standard user will be prompted for an Administrator Password if they click "Run as Administrator". If the only account setup on that PC is a Standard User (because you deleted the other Admin users) you won't be able to do much. Run as admin won't work as you won't have any valid password to enter. The built in system administrator account is hidden and disabled by default.

I Have tried in the past running with just a Standard user Account. For me, It got old very quickly having to actually type the password in for the other (admin) account every time you have to use "Run as Administrator'.

 

How to change Local Standard account password

Hi,



To begin with, I would like to inform that you may not be able to recover the password/reset the password for the Standard User Accounts. However, I suggest that you try the steps below and check if it helps

1. If you have another Local Admin Account in your PC or a Microsoft Account, you can use the account and try to reset the password.

2. Right click on the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).

3. Here copy/type the command below and hit Enter the command

net user username *

Note: username here is the username of the account that needs a password reset

4. You will receive a prompt to enter the new password for the account. Hit enter after entering the first password option.

5. Once the command runs successfully, reboot your system and check.

Hope this helps

Regards