Now, the use of PCs and laptops which have become daily necessities has become commonplace. Any work can be easily completed with the help of a computer. Not only that, the computer also has access rights for each user.
So, even if the computer is used by several people, each user with different access rights does not have to worry about misuse of data or changes by the system on the computer.
For users who often share computers together, the important thing you have to do is provide additional security on your user account by adding a password. However, the password can be changed by other users.
As we know, the security on the Windows operating system is less than optimal compared to other operating systems. Therefore, you should prevent other users from changing your password. Well, on this occasion, I will discuss how to prevent users from changing passwords in Windows 10. See the explanation below.
Each computer user can create user accounts based on the access rights they have. Of course, each user will have different access rights according to the settings for creating a user account. By setting so that other users cannot change passwords is a precaution you can take to avoid irresponsible actions.
Therefore, this article will provide a solution for you regarding the problems above. Here are 4 ways to prevent users from changing passwords in Windows 10:
Method 1: Via Local Users and Groups
- Open Run by pressing Windows key + R simultaneously >> then type lusrmgr.msc >> then click OK.
- After Local Users and Groups opens, please select click on Users >> then please double click on the name of the user you want to prevent users from changing their passwords.
- Then check the box for User cannot change password >> then click OK.
Method 2: Via Local Group Policy Editor
- Open Run by pressing Windows key + R simultaneously > then type gpedit.msc >> then click OK.
- After the Local Group Policy Editor opens, select User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Ctrl + Alt + Del Options.
- The next step, please right click on Remove Change Password which is on the right > then select Edit.
- Then please select the Enabled option > then click OK.
Method 3: Via Command Prompt
- Open Command Prompt as administrator.
- Next, please type the command: net users >> then press Enter.
- Then all users who use the computer will appear. The part marked with a red box is the name of the user that will be used in the next step.
- Then type the command: net user username /PasswordChg:No or you can see an example in the image below, namely net user HS /PasswordChg:No > then press Enter.
- If the Command Prompt screen looks like the one below which shows The command completed successfully, then you have successfully prevented users from changing their password.
Method 4: Via Registry Editor
- Open Run by pressing Windows key + R simultaneously >> then type "regedit" >> then click OK.
- After the Registry Editor opens, please select HKEY_CURRENT_USER >> Software >> Microsoft.
- Then select Windows >> CurrentVersion.
- Then select Polices >> then right click on an empty area on the right and select New >> then select DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Next, make the name DisableChangePassword >> then double-click on that value.
- The next step, please change the value data to number 1 >> then click OK.
- Please restart your computer, then you have prevented the user from changing the password.
Isn't it easy to prevent users from changing passwords in Windows 10? You can try the methods above. If you experience access denied, please log in as administration so that you can make changes to your computer system. The 4 methods above can not only be used by Windows 10 users but Windows 7 and 8 as well.
That's an article about 4 ways to prevent users from changing passwords in Windows 10. Hopefully this article is useful for you.