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Set minimum password length

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\security\passwordcomplexity

Options

minlength decimal - range 0-255

Description

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.