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Windows 10 user/task password location to allow changes with UWF

Hello,
We are running 2019 LTSC with fully UWF locked C:
We would like to be able to update Windows user password without unlocking (because in the end it requires 2 reboots).

Found this article:
https://www.passmoz.com/where-windows-password-stored.html

... and in fact excluding C:\Windows\System32\Config\SAM does allow password changes to stick on reboot. I wanted to check with Microsoft community anyway to make sure.
But I still have one more issue to resole! I have a Task in Task Scheduler that needs to be updated with the same password change. Don't care if it has to be recreated from scratch - this is OK too. But what file/registry path do I have to exclude to allow this particular change?

Any feedback really appreciated. Thank you

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Are those PCs domain-joined?
You may set a policy to enforce users to change their passwords and there is no need to manually look for hash and change passwords.
In general, administrators shouldn't look for user's password and they could reset it or force them to change it.

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No, these are totally standalone computers. Just trying to create unique passwords and change later on if necessary. And it has to be automatic via script, which I already have, but like I said, the problem is that it's locked via UWF

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It would be easier, if you use PowerShell instead like you may use Set-LocalUser and set same password for all devices.
Take a look at:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/set-localuser?view=powershell-5.1

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