How to tell when your Windows login password is going to expire
- Sandro Munoz (Unlicensed)
Windows login passwords expire every 6 months and you should receive a notification approximately three weeks before they expire. If you spend a lot of time out of the office, or work remotely, you may not get those prompts. You can easily check, though, to see when the password is going to expire.
If you expect to be out of the office when your password expires, change your password before you leave the PATH office. Changing an expired password while not on a PATH network can be very difficult and time-consuming.
If you receive a notification that your password will expire soon:
make sure not to ignore it, especially if you will be traveling within that time-frame.
Step-by-step Guide
At the Command Prompt type: and press Enter. See the first line in the image below for an example. This will display your account information, including when you last changed your password, and when it expires, as shown below in red. You must be in a PATH office or connect to SSL-VPN to run this command successfully. If your password is expiring soon, you can change it by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and clicking Change Password. Enter your current password and then a new password and then confirm the new password. For more information on changing your password, please see our FAQ Changing your Windows login password.Checking your password's expiration date
net user /domain %username%
(Click the image to enlarge it)Changing your password
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