Password Expiration Warning

Passwords can be set so they expire and force users to create a new password in the interest of security. This setting dictates how many days before the password expires a warning will be given to the user.




[Start] --> [Run] --> Type Regedit --> Press Enter --> then Navigate to following key.




Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon



Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: PasswordExpiryWarning
Setting for Value Data: [Enter Number of Days Before Expiration to Begin Warnings]




Exit Registry and Reboot