Write-Warning 'Failed to reset password to $RandomPassword4. Write-Host -Verbose 'If I blow up right now, your current password is probably: $RandomPassword4 ' Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity $UserID -OldPassword $RandomSecurePassword3 -NewPassword $RandomSecurePassword4 Your password is still $RandomPassword2 ' Write-Warning 'Failed to reset password to $RandomPassword3. Write-Host -Verbose 'If I blow up right now, your current password is probably: $RandomPassword3 ' Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity $UserID -OldPassword $RandomSecurePassword2 -NewPassword $RandomSecurePassword3 Your password is still $RandomPassword1 ' Write-Warning 'Failed to reset password to $RandomPassword2. Write-Host -Verbose 'If I blow up right now, your current password is probably: $RandomPassword2 ' Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity $UserID -OldPassword $RandomSecurePassword1 -NewPassword $RandomSecurePassword2 Write-Warning 'Failed to reset password to $RandomPassword1 ' Write-Host -Verbose 'Waiting $IterationInterval seconds for this password to replicate across the domain before we reset it again ' Write-Host -Verbose 'If I blow up right now, your current password is probably: $RandomPassword1 ' Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity $UserID -OldPassword $CurrentPassword -NewPassword $RandomSecurePassword1 $RandomSecurePassword10 = $RandomPassword10 | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force Write-Host -Verbose 'This is RandomPassword10: $RandomPassword10 ' If your corporate Active Directory stores more than your last 10 passwords, you will need to perform some copy/paste magic to create more random passwords and then perform the password change operation to get the correct number of iterations. # The scripting below is set to iterate through 10 random passwords then set to your New password. If this is your first time using, try resetting your password twice through CTRL+ALT+DEL to see if there is enforcement of time between resets. The measurement here is seconds, so 1 hour = 3600. Some companies may only allow you to reset your password once every 60 minutes or such. # Set your iteration interval between passwords here. $NewPassword = 'password ' | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force $CurrentPassword = 'password ' | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force Yes this isn't a best practices - then again, you are the one re-using your password over and over. # Set your current password and your intended (new) password below replacing 'xxx'. # Enter your Active Directory user ID below. # Get-ADUser -Identity $UserID -Server '' # To identify your true User ID (not just an alias) you can uncomment and use the below to test. # You should also close Outlook and other AD/SSO apps so that they don't keep pestering you for credentials as your password cycles. # If you work remote you need to be connected to VPN while using this script.

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