Password Settings

Configures password parameters

Password complexity: which characters are used when generating a new password
Default: Large letters + small letters + numbers + special characters

Password length
Minimum: 8 characters
Maximum: 64 characters
Default: 14 characters

Password age in days
Minimum: 1 day
Maximum: 365 days
Default: 30 days

Password Complexity

0. Large letters
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd
   Value Name	PasswordComplexity
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	1

1. Large letters + small letters
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd
   Value Name	PasswordComplexity
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	2

2. Large letters + small letters + numbers
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd
   Value Name	PasswordComplexity
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	3

3. Large letters + small letters + numbers + specials
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd
   Value Name	PasswordComplexity
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	4

Password Length

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd
Value Name	PasswordLength
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Default Value	14
Min Value	8
Max Value	64

Password Age (Days)

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd
Value Name	PasswordAgeDays
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Default Value	30
Min Value	1
Max Value	365