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Connecting to a Networked PC - The password of this user has expired. Error (Microsoft Account)

Anonymous
2021-05-14T13:18:57+00:00

Hi, I cannot connect to a shared folder on my other computer because I get the error "The password of this user has expired.".

This is using Microsoft accounts, not local.

Anyone got any ideas, tips or fixes?

Thanks,
Hugo

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity

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Anonymous
2021-05-15T14:00:45+00:00

Hi HugoClark,

Thanks for getting back. I am sorry that didn't work either. Regarding a local account password, you can set it to never expire.

Here's how:

  1. Press Windows key + R
  2. lusrmgr.msc and press enter
  3. Under users, locate the local user account
  4. Right click on it and select properties.
  5. Put a check on the box, Password never expires.

Let me know what happens.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-05-16T14:21:22+00:00

    Hi HugoClark,

    Thanks for getting back. Here are some more methods on how you can set a local account password to never expire.

    Password never expire for a specific user using PowerShell (Admin):

    1. Press Windows Key + X + A keyboard shortcut sequence to open PowerShell with administrative privileges.
    2. Run the following command:

    Set-LocalUser -Name “youruseraccount” -PasswordNeverExpires 1

    Password never expire for a specific user using Command Prompt (Admin)

    1. Press windows key + S, search for cmd
    2. Run command prompt as administrator
    3. Run this command: wmic useraccount where “Name=’youuseraccount'” set PasswordExpires=false

    Reference doc:

    https://www.itechtics.com/set-windows-local-use...

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-05-15T15:16:06+00:00

    So I created a local account. I can now map the network drive.

    However, lusrmgr.msc doesn't show any local users as it says this: 

    Is there another way of turning off passwords expiring?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-05-15T12:40:57+00:00

    Annoyingly that hasn’t worked either. And using the IP doesn’t work now too.

    Still saying password expired, I know changing my password would fix this but I don’t want to do that every other month.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-14T14:10:01+00:00

    Hi HugoClark,

    Good day! This is Jhakesong an Independent Advisor and I will be happy to assist you with this.

    I am sorry to hear about the inconvenience. The issue could be due to the user settings of the host pc.

    Here is a guide on how to troubleshoot the issue. Hope it works for you.

    https://windowsreport.com/unable-access-shared-...

    Let me know how it goes. Have a great day!

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