Solved How to reset blank password that will expire

Hi all,

I bought a second hand laptop with Windows 11 and the password was set to blank. Now the expiry notice is popping up and I can't change the password because the "Current password" won't allow a blank entry.

What can I do? Thanking you in advance.

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Welcome to the forum. Maybe I'm not understanding what you mean by a blank password that will expire. If your objective to to not have to enter a password at logon,, why not assign it an actual password and use netplwiz to automatically log you on. Enable or Disable Automatically Sign in Account at Startup in Windows 11 Tutorial

This guide will teach you the steps to reset your local account password to blank using Command Prompt on Windows.

It is not your password that is expiring, it is your version of Windows 11
Go to Settings/System/About Under Windows Specifications it should show your version of 11.
You should have at least 23H2. If not, upgrade your system Download Windows 11

Quintets said:

I bought a second hand laptop with Windows 11 and the password was set to blank. Now the expiry notice is popping up and I can't change the password because the "Current password" won't allow a blank entry.

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Please post a screenshot of that notice.

The vendor should have set up the machine with an up to date Windows 11 and Sysprep'd to start at OOBE. If it doesn't come like that, it's best to start with a fresh Windows install or, at the very least (and this is if you trust the vendor), update from the latest ISO (and possibly create a new local user account).

I've purchased Refurbished Notebooks and they've come ready to be set up just as if a new machine and carried a one-year warranty. When I'm given machines for any parts I can use I wipe the usable drives to as-shipped condition.

Quintets said:

Hi all,

I bought a second hand laptop with Windows 11 and the password was set to blank. Now the expiry notice is popping up and I can't change the password because the "Current password" won't allow a blank entry.

What can I do? Thanking you in advance.

Q

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Hello, and welcome.

You can disable password expiration below to no longer have to change it.

FreeBooter said:

This guide will teach you the steps to reset your local account password to blank using Command Prompt on Windows.

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Hi all. Especially as I had provided very sketchy detail on the problem (ie. no message quotes or screenshot). I appreciate the telepathy. I had a delayed reply as I'm in Australia and everyone replied overnight(for me).

Splunk, yep, my version is 23H2. So all good there.

Freebooter, that solved my immediate problem, Thanks heaps!

Everyone else, I've decided to change my password from blank to something very secure. I wasn't going to at first, but as you've all mentioned the option on disabling/non-expiring passwords. I thought securing it was better given what of my life is stored on the laptop.

Thanks again, all!

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Glad we could help.

We are glad to hear your issue has been resolved, thank you for letting us know that all is now well!