Policy
Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
If you turn this policy setting on, local users won’t be able to set up and use security questions to reset their passwords.
Internal name
NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions
Policy ID
a801a6211e19
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System Value name NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Value name
NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.