Would you like to learn how to configure a group policy to prompt users to change the password before expire? In this tutorial, we will show you how to notify users about password expiration.
• Windows 2012 R2
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Tutorial GPO – Prompt user to change the password before expire
On the domain controller, open the group policy management tool.
Create a new group policy.
Enter a name for the new group policy.
In our example, the new GPO was named: MY-GPO.
On the Group Policy Management screen, expand the folder named Group Policy Objects.
Right-click your new Group Policy Object and select the Edit option.
On the group policy editor screen, expand the Computer configuration folder and locate the following item.
Access the folder named Security options.
Enable the option named Interactive logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration.
Configure the desired number of days.
In our example, the system will start prompting the user to change the password 14 days before the expiration date.
To save the group policy configuration, you need to close the Group Policy editor.
Congratulations! You have finished the GPO creation.
Tutorial – Applying the GPO to prompt password change before the expiration date
On the Group policy management screen, you need to right-click the Organizational Unit desired and select the option to link an existent GPO.
In our example, we are going to link the group policy named MY-GPO to the root of the domain.
Congratulations! You are able to create a group policy to prompt users to change the password before the expiration date.
