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Asked: 2021-12-08T13:03:56+00:00 In:

Solved How To Change Password Hint Only – Not Password

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Is it possible to change just the Password Hint on Windows 10?

If a user sets a decent password but then uses a password hint that is too revealing, can just the hint be changed or is the user forced to also change the password?

If the password must be changed, can the user reset the password back to current one, perhaps after x number of password changes, or is the current one locked forever, short of recreating the user’s account?

Thanks for any advice you have to offer.

 

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      DerbyDad03: [C]an just the hint be changed or is the user forced to also change the password?
      There’s no supported way to do this short of changing the password. Probably because it’s touching the part of the registry where the passwords are stored.

      DerbyDad03: [C]an the user reset the password back to current one . . . or is the current one locked forever?
      The option’s called “password history,” and it’s up to your workstation administrators to set the number of previous passwords Windows will remember. Valid range is 0 to 24.

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