How can I disable the Windows 7 password expiration notification on domain computers.
We have a Windows 7 PC that is a member of our corporate domain. We use a third party tool that gives our users the ability to reset all of their corporate passwords at the same time so they remain the same. I want to disable the Windows 7 password expiration notice because we don't want people resetting JUST their Active Directory password. It creates confusion in our user community since some systems are tied back to Active Directory LDAP for authentication and others aren't. Obviously, we don't want to disable password expirations. How can we disable the password expiration notification on Windows 7 computers on the domain? I have noticed that Windows 7 calls it the "Windows Logon Reminder" in the Notification Area. It seems to be tied to the wlrmdr.exe application.
August 2nd, 2010 5:44pm

Open up Windows Domain Group Policy, and go to the following: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Security Options > Interactive Logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc783344(WS.10).aspx I am not sure if the windows domain allows for no notification, you might have to look at the local policy for this, but at the least you can set the notification to corelate with the 3rd party tool that the users use for resets.
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August 2nd, 2010 6:06pm

I appreciate the reply, but the 3rd party tool has no integration with Windows. As a result, there would be no way to "sync up" the notification per se. The 3rd party tool basically gives users a web page where they can go to change all of their passwords at one time. If they receive any notification on the desktop at all and then reset their AD password based on that notification, then their passwords are then out of sync.
August 2nd, 2010 9:56pm

If the 3rd party tool you're using resets their Domain passwords, it must be integrated in some fashion with Windows. I'm assuming in your environment that you have procedures which require users to reset their Active Directory account password, & likely other accounts, at a given interval (e.g. every 60-90 days or some other useful length)? If that is the case, & if there is no way to disable the AD password notification or you really don't care to go to that length, one option would be to set the notification really high (999 days?) & then with your company policy in place when users reset their passwords manaully via this tool it will refresh the time on the notification so that from the users perspective they wont even recieve an alert to change it. Not really an elegate work around, but it would work.
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August 2nd, 2010 10:28pm

Hi, I would like to confirm that have you tried the Group Policy suggestion Cschaar provided? If you must achieve the goal with the 3rd party tool, I’m afraid that you need to obtain the best resource from the 3rd party manufacturer who develop this tool. They should be familiar with their own product. Regards, Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
August 4th, 2010 5:17am

I have not tried the GPO suggestion yet. However, turning off the password expiration notification in Windows doesn't really have anything to do with the 3rd party tool we are using. All the tool does is give people a web page they can go to where they can script the password change from an outside source. As such, there is no integration with Windows. We use a custom email to notify people that they need to login to the 3rd party tool to reset their passwords. I will let you know what happens with the GPO.
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August 4th, 2010 6:51pm

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