Need to Run Windows Security Dialog Box from Command Line

Question

You know, what you normally get when typing ctrl-alt-del or ctrl-alt-end. Except in this scenario I can't press those keys, but I want to launch that box. Specifically I want to be able to pull up the change password dialog from the command line.

Thanks

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '14 at 04:25

Here is an extension of the answer given by Raymond Chen. I shows how to call the WindowsSecurity from a batch file. Note that it will only work properly when connected by a terminal session to Microsoft Terminal Server.

@if (@CodeSection == @Batch) @then
@echo off

:: See https://gist.github.com/DavidRuhmann/5199433 and 
:: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/gg537748%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
:: for details.

CScript //E:JScript //Nologo "%~0" %*
exit /b

@end

try
{
    var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
    objShell.WindowsSecurity();
    WScript.Quit(0);
}
catch(e)
{
    WScript.Quit(1);
}

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 27 '11 at 12:57

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You call the Shell.WindowsSecurity method. The documentation includes sample code.

answered Oct 27 '11 at 12:57

Raymond Chen

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This works fine when connected to a desktop session. But it doesn't work when using a RemoteApp. I think it worked before but I am not really sure. Maybe some update broke this functionality. The method succeeds but nothing happens. – clst Jul 11 '19 at 13:10
@clst It worked. The remote system displayed its security dialog. But you can't see it because you are local. – Raymond Chen Jul 11 '19 at 14:06
Looks like I was wrong this seemed to always fail silently when there is no full explorer shell (with taskbar). https://stackoverflow.com/a/33425283/920122 I have now used the RDWeb change password funtionality for our customers: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10755.windows-server-2012-rds-enabling-the-rd-webaccess-expired-password-reset-option.aspx – clst Jul 12 '19 at 15:10

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 19 '16 at 15:34

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OSK.exe will bring up an on screen keyboard. It should allow you to hit ctrl-alt-del

answered Apr 19 '16 at 15:34

Greg

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 20 '09 at 13:11

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control.exe password.cpl - will launch the password Control Panel applet.

answered Mar 20 '09 at 13:11

Eric H

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Need to Run Windows Security Dialog Box from Command Line

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