Set-LocalUser

Modify a local user account.

Syntax
      Set-LocalUser [-Name] String
         [-AccountExpires DateTime] [-AccountNeverExpires] [-Description String]
            [-FullName String] [-Password SecureString] [-PasswordNeverExpires]
               [-UserMayChangePassword] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [CommonParameters]

      Set-LocalUser { [-InputObject] LocalUser | [-SID] SecurityIdentifier }
         [-AccountExpires DateTime] [-AccountNeverExpires] [-Description String]
            [-FullName String] [-Password SecureString] [-PasswordNeverExpires]
               [-UserMayChangePassword] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [CommonParameters]

Key
   -AccountExpires
       Specify when the user account should expire.
       To obtain a DateTime object, use Get-Date.
       If you do not want the account to expire, specify the -AccountNeverExpires parameter.

   -AccountNeverExpires
       Set the account to not expire (boolean).

   -Description
       Set a comment for the user account. The maximum length is 48 characters.

   -FullName
       Change the full name of the user account. The full name differs from the user name of the user account.

   -InputObject
       The user account that this cmdlet changes. To obtain a user account, use Get-LocalUser.

   -Name
       The name of the user account to change.

   -Password SecureString
       Specify a new password for the user account.
       If the user account is connected to a Microsoft account, do not set a password.
       You can use Read-Host -GetCredential, Get-Credential, or ConvertTo-SecureString to create a SecureString
       object for the password.
       If you omit the Password you will be prompted for a password to set.

   -PasswordNeverExpires
       Indicate whether the password expires (boolean).

   -SID
       The security ID (SID) of the user account to change.

   -UserMayChangePassword
       Indicate that the user can change the password on the user account.
 
   -Confirm
       Prompt for confirmation before executing the command.

   -WhatIf
       Describe what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Set-LocalUser modifies a local user account. This cmdlet can reset the password of a local user account.
The Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts module is not available in 32-bit PowerShell on a 64-bit system.

This cmdlet does not generate any output.

Examples

Change a description of a user account:

PS C:\> Set-LocalUser -Name "Kiosk64" -Description "Local Kiosk account."

Change the password on an account:

PS C:\> $User = Get-LocalUser -Name "User64"

PS C:\> $User | Set-LocalUser -Password (Read-Host -Prompt "Enter a New Password" -AsSecureString)

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Related PowerShell Cmdlets

Set-ADAccountPassword - Modify the password of an Active Directory account.
New-LocalUser - Create a local user account.
Add-LocalGroupMember - Add members to a local group.
Equivalent bash command: date - Display or change the date.