Joe’s Windows 7 computer told him that his User password was about to expire, so he wondered how to deal with this problem.
Password expiration is a Windows 7 security feature that reduces security risks by forcing users to change their password periodically. Being a common Windows 7 user, you are able to disable and enable this security features as you wish.
How to disable password expiration in Windows 7?
Method 1. Use command prompt
1. Click Start and type “cmd” in the search box.
2. Right-click the Command Prompt and click “Run as Administrator.” Choose to allow the program to run with Administrative privileges if asked.
3. When the command prompt appears, type the following command to stop Password Expiration.
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited [enter]
4. You will get a message box: “The command completed successfully” and then you can close the command prompt.
Method 2. Use Local Users and Groups
1. Open the Local Users and Groups administration panel by typing in lusrmgr.msc into the Start search box and pressing Open.
2. Expand the Users folder on the left hand pane and then right- click your target user account in the list and select Properties.
3. On the Properties window, check the Password never expires checkbox and click OK.
Tip: The administrator password is required for this operation.
If you don’t want to turn off the password expiration in Windows 7, you can simply change the password. Go to Start >> Control Panel >> Family Safety and User Accounts >> User Accounts. Click change your password link on the User Accounts window. Type your current password, type a new password and retype it again to confirm it.
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