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
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7

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Tutorial GPO - Prompt user to change the password before expire

On the domain controller, open the group policy management tool.

Windows 2012 - Group Policy Management

Create a new group policy.

Windows 2012 - Group Policy Objects

Enter a name for the new group policy.

Windows - Add GPO

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.

Windows - Edit GPO

On the group policy editor screen, expand the Computer configuration folder and locate the following item.

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Access the folder named Security options.

GPO - Windows local security options

Enable the option named Interactive logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration.

Configure the desired number of days.

GPO - prompt user to change password

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.

Windows-2012-Applocker application

In our example, we are going to link the group policy named MY-GPO to the root of the domain.

GPO- tutorial linking

Congratulations! You are able to create a group policy to prompt users to change the password before the expiration date.