Set minimum password length
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 > Security Settings
Supported on
Windows7

This setting will define what the minimum length a password should be when the local policy is enforced. If you enable this policy setting, you may specify the minimum password length. The valid range is between 0 and 255. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default minimum password length is 0 characters.

Internal name
L_SetMinimumPasswordLength
Policy ID
52241147ebf3
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
User
Minimum password length
ID L_SetMinimumPasswordLengthSpinID
decimal
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\passwordcomplexity
Value name
minlength
Type
REG_DWORD
Range: 0 to 255
Minimum password length
User · Type decimal
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\passwordcomplexity
Value name
minlength
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Range: 0 to 255