How to Keep Users from Changing Passwords in Windows 10

As a security precaution, it’s recommended to change your passwords every once in a while. If you’re a system administrator, you may not want users changing their passwords.

In Windows 10, passwords are configured so that they never expire, and cannot be changed even if someone who shouldn’t be in your account gets access.

Restricting users from changing their Windows 10 account password is simple. Here is how:

    ■Use an administrator account to log on to Windows 10.
    ■Right-click the Start button when on the desktop screen.
    ■Click Computer Management from the context menu.
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    ■From the left pane of the opened Computer Management snap-in, expand Local Users and Groups.
    ■Click to select the Users container from the expanded tree.
    ■From the right pane, right-click the user who you want to keep from changing the password.
    ■Click Properties from the context menu.
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    ■When the user’s properties box opens up, from the top of the box, ensure that the General tab is selected.
    ■If already checked, uncheck the User must change password at next logon checkbox.
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    ■Check the User cannot change password checkbox.
    ■Optionally, you can also check the Password never expires checkbox if needed.
    Note: You’ll notice that when the User must change password at next logon checkbox is checked, the User cannot change password and Password never expires checkboxes remain disabled. This is because both latter settings conflict the former one.
    ■Once done, click OK to save the changes.

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