SecurityAccount management

4724 · An attempt was made to reset an account's password

Generated each time an account attempts to reset another account's password, including computer account resets.

01Fields in the event

  • TargetUserName
  • TargetDomainName
  • TargetSid
  • SubjectUserSid
  • SubjectUserName
  • SubjectDomainName
  • SubjectLogonId

02How to use it

Identify who reset whose password and whether the target account logged on from a new source afterwards. Resets on high-value or service accounts deserve review.

03Caveats

Requires Audit User Account Management. No failure event is generated when the attempt is refused with Access Denied.

05Sources

  1. Microsoft Learn — 4724(S, F) An attempt was made to reset an account's password checked 2026-10-18

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