Password Must Be Changed Before Logging on – Step Guide

How to resolve the issue that the password must be changed before logging on? How to change the password if no old password was set? MiniTool gives you answers to resolve this issue easily with four solutions.

Encounter the password must be changed before logging on? In fact, this is not a rare issue. Many people are troubled by this problem after they complete an update or a clean reinstallation. Here are four feasible solutions to help you resolve the problem. Keep reading and try them.

Fix 1. Set a New Password

Several people get the error message that the user’s password must be changed before signing in after Windows update. The easiest way is to reset the password. Even if you don’t set any passwords before, you can work with the steps as well.

Step 1. On the error message interface, click OK to enter the interface of changing the password.

Step 2.  Input the old password and set a new complicated one (you should remember this password as well). If you haven’t any old password, leave the first box blank to set a new one.

Step 3. Click on the arrow button to create a new password.

If this method doesn’t make sense in your case, try the next solutions.

Fix2. Reset the Password in Safe Mode

Another way to try to change the password is by using the Command Prompt utility. You can enter the safe mode to complete the following steps.

Tips:

Ensure your current account has administrative rights and is not a Microsoft account.

Step 1. Restart your computer and press and hold the Shift button to enter the Windows Recovery Environment.

Step 2. Navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart. In the current interface, press F6 to choose Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

Step 3. Your computer will restart with a Command Prompt window. Now, type the net user Username Newpassword and hit Enter. You should replace the Username with the actual name of your account and change Newpassword to the actual password.

Fix 3. Perform a System Restore

If you fail to reset the password with the above two ways, restoring the system to a previous status might help resolve the problem that the password must be changed before logging on. Please note that this method is only available for people who have created system restore points before.

Step 1. Press and hold the Shift button and click the Power button to choose Restart. Wait for your computer to enter the WinRE interface.

Step 2. Head to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Restore.

Step 3. Click Next to choose a restore point from the list. Click Next.

Step 4. Confirm the information displayed on the window and click Finish to start the system restore process.

Tips:

Although system restore doesn’t delete personal files, some people still find their files are lost after this operation. Thus, you’d better check your files after performing the system restore. If files are lost, use MiniTool Power Data Recovery to recover files after system restore easily.

Fix 4. Reinstall Windows Operating System

The last method for you is to reinstall the Windows operating system. Reinstalling the operating system resolves most issues including forcing you to change the Windows password during the first login.

You should choose Keep my files during reinstallation to avoid data loss. But don’t worry if you mistakenly choose Remove everything, as MiniTool Power Data Recovery is able to recover files after reinstalling Windows as well.

You can read this post to learn specifically how to reinstall the Windows operating system.

Final Words

Hope you successfully bypass the error that the password must be changed before logging on after reading this post. Choose one solution that suits your case best and remember to take good care of your data to avoid data loss.

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