Configures password parameters
Password complexity
Which character sets are used when generating a new password
Default: Capital letters + Small letters + Numbers + Special characters
Password length
Minimum: 8 characters
Maximum: 127 characters
Default: 14 characters
Password age in hours
Default: 720 hours (30 days)
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd |
Value Name | PasswordComplexity |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Value | 1 |
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd |
Value Name | PasswordComplexity |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Value | 2 |
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd |
Value Name | PasswordComplexity |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Value | 3 |
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd |
Value Name | PasswordComplexity |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Value | 4 |
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd |
Value Name | PasswordLength |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Default Value | 12 |
Min Value | 8 |
Max Value | 127 |
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd |
Value Name | PasswordAge |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Default Value | 720 |
Min Value | |
Max Value |