diff --git a/lib/windowsbasetest.pm b/lib/windowsbasetest.pm
index d832f61c227f..914409b1fad2 100644
--- a/lib/windowsbasetest.pm
+++ b/lib/windowsbasetest.pm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ sub wait_boot_windows {
         $self->run_in_powershell(cmd => 'reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v DisableNotificationCenter /t REG_DWORD /d 1');
         $self->run_in_powershell(cmd => 'reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications" /v ToastEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0');
         # Prevent password from expiring:
-        $self->run_in_powershell(cmd => 'wmic UserAccount set PasswordExpires=False');
+        $self->run_in_powershell(cmd => 'Set-ADUser -Identity "username" -PasswordNeverExpires $true');
         record_info 'Port close', 'Closing serial port...';
         $self->run_in_powershell(cmd => '$port.close()', code => sub { });
         $self->run_in_powershell(cmd => 'exit', code => sub { });