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EAS_E_REQUESTED_POLICY_PASSWORD_EXPIRATION_INCOMPATIBLE
EAS_E_REQUESTED_POLICY_PASSWORD_EXPIRATION_INCOMPATIBLE — 0x80550005
EAS_E_REQUESTED_POLICY_PASSWORD_EXPIRATION_INCOMPATIBLE means the requested expiration interval conflicts with the system minimum password age, creating a policy combination Windows cannot satisfy.
Meaning in the subsystem
EAS compliance is a policy merge, not a single password test. Windows evaluates the requested settings against local accounts, connected accounts, domain or management policy, and operating-system capabilities; the individual fields in EasComplianceResults show which requirement changed the decision.
The problem is the relationship between two policy intervals, not merely an already-expired password.
Minimum useful evidence
- Requested maximum password age and effective minimum password age
- Policy sources and precedence for both values
- Account types to which local expiration is applied
- Current password set time and compliance result
Identifiers, timestamps, versions, counts, state flags, hashes, and redacted paths normally provide enough correlation. Keep credentials, private keys, message bodies, recovery material, and personal data out of routine incident logs.
Isolate the responsible condition
- Choose a maximum age greater than the minimum age in a test policy.
- Remove one policy source and recompute the effective pair.
- Evaluate local accounts separately from domain/Microsoft accounts.
Regression proof
Apply the smallest change that addresses the first rejected condition: Align minimum and maximum password ages across EAS, local, domain, and MDM policy sources.
Close the incident only when boundary tests prove that the effective expiration interval always permits a legal password change cycle.
Technical references
The following documentation is most relevant when checking the code against the actual Windows contract for this condition:
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