Password is Grayed out in GPEDIT.msc - Control Panel -Local User - New Local User Update

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  Hi

   the GPP approach has been removed with a security patch, because of the security concerns with storing passwords in Group Policy Preferences.
    Microsoft has removed the ability to create or modify any Group Policy which contains a Group Policy Preference that specifies account credentials. You can refer to this blog post (Note the blog post also includes a solution to this problem):
     http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2014/05/19/how-to-automate-changing-the-local-administrator-password.aspx

  ALso you can use script for this "Local Admin password managenment solution"

  https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Solution-for-management-of-ae44e789#content

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  • Proposed as answer by DonPick Friday, September 11, 2015 8:07 AM
  • Marked as answer by Mary DongMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, September 15, 2015 1:12 AM

  Friday, September 11, 2015 8:04 AM

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  Am 11.09.2015 schrieb Burak Uğur:
  Hi,

  or you could just link to this thread ;)
  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/a3b24cc8-d58f-42aa-968a-975bd885540c#a3b24cc8-d58f-42aa-968a-975bd885540c

  HTH
  Norbert

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  • Marked as answer by Mary DongMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, September 15, 2015 1:12 AM

  Friday, September 11, 2015 9:42 AM

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  Thanks for your reply.

  Here my concern is why Password and Confirm password is grayed out. is there any way i can enable it password and Confirm password column?

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  Kris

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  Friday, September 11, 2015 10:05 AM

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  Hi

   is there any way i can enable it password and Confirm password column? >>> No,you can't

  You could use the script on my previous message or use "Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)" which provide from Norbert.

  Also check for Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46899

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  Friday, September 11, 2015 10:17 AM

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  Am 11.09.2015 schrieb Lotusnotes:
  Hi,

  Here my concern is why Password and Confirm password is grayed out. is there any way i can enable it password and Confirm password column?

  Yes you can, but you shouldn't. Why? Thats explained in depth in the provided links. ;)

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  Friday, September 11, 2015 10:47 AM

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  Hello

  you can download and install RSAT on windows 7.

  RSAT: (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887)

  After that enable AD tools and Group policy from Program and features.

  Now change your Local user's password from Group Policy Management (on windows 7).

  It works fine.

  
  
  

  • Edited by mohammad_barzegari Wednesday, March 14, 2018 6:02 AM

  Wednesday, March 14, 2018 5:52 AM

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  > Now change your Local user's password from Group Policy Management (on windows 7).

  No, you can't. At least if you installed any security patches since January 2014, when MS14-025 was released.

  Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:49 AM

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