Would you like to learn how to change a domain user password using the command line? In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the command line to set the password of a domain user account on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10
• Windows 11

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Tutorial Windows - Changing a domain user password

As an Administrator, start an elevated command line.

Windows - Elevated command prompt

List the domain user accounts.

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Here is the command output:

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Change the password of a domain user.

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Optionally, use this command.

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Enter the requested information.

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In our example, we configured the password of a domain account named GOHAN.

Congratulations! You are able to change a domain user password using the command-line.