Basically, a local user account on Windows 10 is accompanied by a password, which, by default, is designed to expire after a specific period of time (usually 30 days). When this happens, you would have to change or reset your password to regain access to your PC. And for convenience, you can even set your password to “never expire”. However, in the event that a user account expires, what do you do? We’ll be bringing you some proven solutions in this article.
Here’s what to do if your user account has expired on Windows 10
1. Disable password expiration
If your user account is expired, perhaps you can fix the issue simply by disabling password expiration. This is fairly simple to do, and you can do it by following these steps: You can also disable the password expiration via Command Prompt. This action could be a little tricky, especially for tech novice. So, be careful and ensure you don’t execute a different command.
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Follow the steps below to disable password expiration on user account (on Windows 10) via Command Prompt: This action will ensure the user account’s password is never expired. In the event that a user account is set to expire at a specific time, you can try the next solution to reset the user account to “never expire”.
2. Disable user account expiration
While password expiration requires you to only reset/change the password to access your PC, user account expiration wholly restricts your access. If your user account is expired, just do the following: Once this process is complete, your user account can now run unhindered (without expiring). If your user account is expired you might have some issues logging in to your user account and using your PC. However, you should be able to fix that by using one of these solutions. READ ALSO:
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