.NET (Core and Framework)

Using user As New UserPrincipal(oPrincipalContext, UserName, Password, True)

Using user As New UserPrincipal(oPrincipalContext, UserName, Password, True) ' Last parameter is "enabled"
                    user.DisplayName = DisplayName
                    user.GivenName = FirstName
                    user.MiddleName = MiddleInitial
                    user.Surname = LastName
                    user.EmailAddress = Email
                    user.Description = Description

                    user.HomeDrive = HomeDrive
                    user.HomeDirectory = HomeDirectory
                    user.ScriptPath = ScriptPath

                    If UserPrincipalName <> "" Then
                        user.UserPrincipalName = UserPrincipalName
                    Else
                        'Added this
                        user.UserPrincipalName = UserName
                    End If

                    user.PasswordNeverExpires = True
                    user.UserCannotChangePassword = True
                     'Added this
                    user.Enabled = True

                    ' Some properties are not exposed:
                    Dim myDirectoryEntry As DirectoryEntry = TryCast(user.GetUnderlyingObject(), DirectoryEntry)
                    If myDirectoryEntry IsNot Nothing Then
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "PostalAddress", PostalAddress)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "StreetAddress", MailingAddress)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "HomePostalAddress", ResidentialAddress)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "Title", Title)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "HomePhone", HomePhone)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "TelephoneNumber", OfficePhone)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "Mobile", Mobile)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "FacsimileTelephoneNumber", Fax)
                        Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "Url", Url)
                    End If

                    user.Save()

                    ' Add the user to the specified group:
                    Using group As GroupPrincipal = GroupPrincipal.FindByIdentity(oPrincipalContext, IdentityType.Name, MemberOF)
                        If group IsNot Nothing Then
                            group.Members.Add(user)
                            group.Save()

                        End If
                    End Using

• Your code is not running under an account which has permission to change Active Directory;
• The password you're trying to set is rejected by your password complexity rules;

Using user As New UserPrincipal(context, UserName, Nothing, True)
    ...
    user.Save()
    user.SetPassword(Password)
    user.Save()
    ...

The supplied arguments cannot be null.

Using user As New UserPrincipal(context)
    user.SamAccountName = UserName
    user.Name = UserName
    user.Enabled = True
    ...
    user.Save()
    user.SetPassword(Password)
    user.Save()
    ...

Using context As New PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain)
    Using user As UserPrincipal = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, IdentityType.Name, UserName)
        If user IsNot Nothing Then
            user.PasswordNeverExpires = True
            user.UserCannotChangePassword = True
            
            user.HomeDrive = HomeDrive
            user.HomeDirectory = HomeDirectory
            user.ScriptPath = ScriptPath
            
            user.Save()
            
            Using group As GroupPrincipal = GroupPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, IdentityType.Name, MemberOf)
                If group IsNot Nothing Then
                    group.Members.Add(user)
                    group.Save()
                End If
            End Using
        End If
    End Using
End Using

Utility.SetProperty(myDirectoryEntry, "UserPrincipalName", "some.user@your.domain.local")

' Or:
user.UserPrincipalName = "some.user@your.domain.local"

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