How to set the Windows system to change passwords regularly?

We are writing a summary of the small series, and suddenly found that 2016 has passed. Except for a lot of useful/useless digital products on hand, it seems that there is nothing worth mentioning. , vain time! But if you say the big things happening this year, then you can talk. In particular, the large-scale website data leakage incidents caused us troubles.

For those who are not good or inert, not only are they too lazy to change their passwords, but most common passwords are almost exactly the same. If the leaked data happens to have your registration information, the hacker's way of "crashing into the library" is equivalent to handing over all your digital things to others.

Although it is very troublesome to change the password regularly, but for the application environment of "always = streaking", the things to do should still be done. If you can't remember it, let the operating system force everyone to develop this habit. First change the password from Windows.

Set password reminder, using group policy is often the most intuitive and convenient. If you are using Windows Professional now, then use grepit.msc after Win+R, and then enter the computer. Configuration - Windows Settings - Security Settings - Account Policies - Password Policies & rdquo;.

On the right side, select "The maximum password usage period", and the general expert recommends 72 days for replacement. Of course, you can also choose to change the time yourself, or even choose to update one day, and then make a password every day. If you choose “0”, then the Windows operating system password will not expire. Once confirmed, the computer will prompt to change the login password to ensure security.

In addition, in this group policy, you can also change the minimum password length, password is complex (can use digital password or must interspersed with English letters and special characters), etc. If you are not good, please adjust these options carefully, otherwise you can only use "This is 6!" Play Win10 login so do the "Introduction" method is turned on.

Looking at the friends of the home version of Windows, it is not a small eccentricity, but the article must be written in order. There is no group policy, we can set it with a command prompt. How to start the command prompt will not say much. Just type:

wmic UserAccount set PasswordExpires=True

to force the system login password to expire, then enter

net accounts /maxpwage:X

where X represents the time when the password needs to be updated. When it is time, it will be the same as the result of the above group policy, reminding to change the password. If your computer has multiple accounts and you only want to change your password for your own account, you need to replace the first command with

wmic UserAccount where Name='USERNAME' set PasswordExpires=True

where USERNAME is the account name you use.

Speak quietly, these two commands are also used by Xiaobian who often use the whole person. Imagine if you set the time to force a password change on someone else’s computer, the person who is reminded will Any thoughts?

Okay, after the Windows is over, the Microsoft account is gone. After Windows 10, Microsoft linked accounts. Personal accounts are not only associated with Windows, Office, and OneNote. If you have Microsoft devices such as Xbox, it will also be linked. If the password is lost, the trouble is very big, but the data cannot be synchronized. In addition, many purchased software directly become others.

But Microsoft is not stupid, as long as we log in to the account on the Microsoft website (or via "Settings - Accounts - Your Information - Manage My", Microsoft Account), select "Security" on the Settings screen. Privacy - change password & rdquo;, then as long as "set the password to be valid for 72 days", you can periodically update the Microsoft account password. Unlike the way it is set up in the system, the official only offers the option of 72 days (the one who said that 72 days to change the password may be Microsoft). In addition, you need to pay attention to, after changing the Microsoft account password, Windows, Office, OneDrive and other software are all validated with a new password.

You said that Xiaobian said this for a long time, just change the Microsoft and Windows login passwords to the top! Don't worry, although other QQs, WeChat, email or forums that we often use don't provide similar Microsoft official services, we can set the time for ourselves.

Remember the almost forgotten “planning task” function? Use it to create content that reminds you to change other passwords. In the "Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Task Scheduler", click on the "Create Basic Tasks" on the right side.

Enter the task's "name", such as modifying the QQ password, and "description", this part of the free play, click on the next step & rdquo;.

In the "Toggles" option, set the task start time to "Monthly" and continue, set the start time to the current time, and the interval period to see everyone's needs.

Select “Show Message" in the "Operation" option and fill in the details that require a reminder. After all the relevant settings, you can wait for the reminder of the day.

Although it is very troublesome to change the password, especially the busy life now makes people's memory not as good as before, but as a part of the Internet age, these short or complicated passwords are personal. The last barrier to privacy and digital property security, don't be afraid of trouble in the early stage, and it is really troublesome to lose the password.