Changing Passwordchg option on Built-In Admin

alesimula · Aug 9, 2014

Hi, i would like to change the Passwordchg option so to prevent my password to be changed (i know this option could be changed but is a little more complicated), anyway, when i put the command

Code:

net user "Administrator" /Passwordchg:no

on my command prompt it throws (may be a not accurate translation)

Code:

Operation not permitted, could disable, delete or deny access to the administrator account

Now i dont see why since i could also disable this option (if it would be possible to enable it) and also i know and will NEVER forget my password.
Anyway is there a way to achieve this in another way?

Kari · Aug 9, 2014

Hi Alesimula, welcome to the Eight Forums.

Windows protects the built-in administrator account in all possible ways it can think of. One of these protective measures Windows has taken is that you cannot disable password changing for the built-in administrator account. This is very clearly told when you try it, either from Command Prompt or using Computer Management console:

Short answer: The message you get is not an error message per se but instead a notification, Windows telling you that the change you'd like to do cannot be done.

Kari

alesimula · Aug 10, 2014

Kari said:
Hi Alesimula, welcome to the Eight Forums.

Windows protects the built-in administrator account in all possible ways it can think of. One of these protective measures Windows has taken is that you cannot disable password changing for the built-in administrator account. This is very clearly told when you try it, either from Command Prompt or using Computer Management console:

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Short answer: The message you get is not an error message per se but instead a notification, Windows telling you that the change you'd like to do cannot be done.

Kari

I know it was a notification, i just wanted to know if there was ANY way to workaround that... i don't know... by system registry or other things. In Admin accont the option is denied to be changed but still is present, so i thought there could be a way to disable that

Am i wrong?

Kari · Aug 10, 2014

I am sorry but you are wrong. This is one of the default security settings you cannot override.

Changing Passwordchg option on Built-In Admin

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