Skip to content

TechDirectArchive

Hands-on IT, Cloud, Security, Veeam & DevOps

  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise With US
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Toggle search form

How to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center

Posted on 11/04/201617/08/2026 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center
  1. Home
  2. Network | Monitoring
  3. How to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center
Exchange_password

Now, imagine you don’t want to give this feature to your end-users, or maybe not to all of them. In this case, you have to modify certain settings on the Exchange server side. To do this, you will have to log on to your company’s Exchange Administrative Center with an Exchange Admin account. Please see how to run apps as an administrator on Windows 10 and Windows 11, and how to determine the effect of renaming an MBAM or BitLocker protected Computer.

Using this default URL. In this article, you will learn how to block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center.

kindly take a look at these related guides: How to migrate Veeam MsSQL Database to a new MsSQL Server, how to migrate Veeam MsSQL Database to a new MsSQL Server, and how to access MySQL Server from command Prompt,

Launch Exchange Administrative Center

From within the EAC, select Servers / Virtual Directories.

- From within the list of Exchange Virtual Directories, select OWA (default website).
- Open its Properties, which by default looks like the image shown below

Block the Change Password Feature for All Users via the Exchange Administrative Center

From this list, notice the Change Password flag.

Remove the flag if you want to turn this feature off for all users. (Note: if you only want to take this feature away from certain users, continue reading!)

Save the changes and be done.

When logging into OWA with a mailbox user. You will notice the Change Password option is not listed in the settings menu anymore.

Here are some exciting articles. Disable Password Change for all Users Exchange server 2013, How to fix Error: The term Update Global Address List is not recognized.

I hope you find this guide useful. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comment section.

Thank you for reading this post. Kindly share it with others.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
  • Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
Network | Monitoring

Post navigation

Previous Post: How to change your password in Outlook Web Access
Next Post: How to Block Change Password for Specific Exchange Users

Related Posts

  • banner 1
    How to Hide or Block Wi-Fi Networks on Windows Network | Monitoring
  • vmwarefrsd4
    CVE-2021-31693: VMware Tools for Windows update addresses a denial-of-service vulnerability Network | Monitoring
  • Add camaeras
    Add additional CC400W Cameras to Synology Surveillance Station Backup
  • k8 cluster
    How to build and deploy a Docker Image with Kubernetes Cluster Network | Monitoring
  • creating the perfect grafana dashboard main
    How to install Grafana on Ubuntu Linux Network | Monitoring
  • Screenshot 1
    Fix SMB Freezes That Break Backups on Critical Linux Servers Network | Monitoring

More Related Articles

screenshot 2020 05 03 at 18.30.44 Setup Cisco ASA: Wiping Old Configurations Network | Monitoring
Feature image Wakeonlan How to download and use the NirSorf WakeonLan tool Network | Monitoring
Exchange logo Allow Password change for specific users in Exchange Server Network | Monitoring
Watchguard Firewall 180504 100511 1 WatchGuard Firebox XTM Device Image Backup Network | Monitoring
Featured image DNS Server settings Do not use Public DNS in Prod: Change DNS Server in Windows Network | Monitoring
Preventing Attacks on Cisco Switches Blog Header How to enable ssh via ASDM on Cisco ASA Network | Monitoring

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Microsoft MVP

vexpert-badge-stars-5

Virtual Background

VEEAMLEGEND

Categories

Top 30 Sysadmin blog

veeaam100

Veeam Vanguard

  • dd featured 1
    How to delete obsolete drivers from the Driver Store in Windows Windows
  • Azure VMware Solution Private Cloud
    How To Deploy Azure VMware Solution Private Cloud AWS/Azure/OpenShift
  • ransoware recovery strategy
    What Ransomware Recovery looks like when the clock is ticking Backup
  • connect GitHub and Build a CI:CD Pipeline with Vercel
    How to connect GitHub and Build a CI/CD Pipeline with Vercel Version Control System
  • PSD1 Azure 2
    How to install PSD Hydration Kit for remote bare-metal deployment or via PXE boot Windows Server
  • GoogleAppleCalendarSync
    Sync Google Calendar events to Apple Calendar JIRA|Confluence|Apps
  • Screenshot 2020 05 16 at 17.13.18
    What is Jira re-indexing and why you should perform it JIRA|Confluence|Apps
  • Microsoft Office 365 Family
    Download Microsoft Office 365 Family Invoice for tax reasons Microsoft Exchange/Office/365

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,745 other subscribers
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments
  • About
  • Authors
  • Write for us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with us
  • General Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Feedly
  • Telegram
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • mastodon
  • Bsky

Tags

Active Directory Azure Bitlocker Microsoft Windows PowerShell WDS Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Deployment Services Windows Server 2016

Copyright © 2026 TechDirectArchive

Loading Comments...

You must be logged in to post a comment.