{"id":22873,"date":"2019-04-16T20:42:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T15:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/?p=22873"},"modified":"2019-04-07T22:45:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T17:15:22","slug":"how-to-enable-configure-pin-complexity-group-policy-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/how-to-enable-configure-pin-complexity-group-policy-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable &#038; configure PIN Complexity Group Policy in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pincomplexity2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22879\"\/><figcaption>PIN complexity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a Windows 10 user, then you are well aware of the concept of PIN. Users are required to generate a PIN against their username or Microsoft email account, so that they do not have to type their long passwords every time. However, PIN comprises of only digits. Obviously, this implies that the security is not as tight as that of passwords. Windows 10 allows you to set PIN complexity, and you can include other complexity parameters, such as upper case or lower case alphabets, special characters, etc. If your Windows variant is any one among Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education, then you can deploy the Local Group Policy Editor to increase the complexity of PINs based on your requirement. There is not Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 Home version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For changing the PIN complexity\nvia the Local Group Policy Editor, you must first open the Local Group Policy\nEditor and check the complexity attributes that can be included. Every policy\nhas three options to choose from Not Configured, Enabled and Disabled. In\ngeneral, Not Configured and Disabled imply the same thing. However, there might\nbe exceptions. The complexity attributes are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Require\ndigits<\/strong>: If you select this\npolicy, then you can configure Windows PIN to use digits. <strong>Require lowercase\nletters<\/strong>: If you want to use lower case alphabets in your PIN, then enable\nthis setting. Not Configured or Disabled imply that you do not have the permission\nto set lowercase letters in your PIN. <\/li><li><strong>Require\nuppercase letters<\/strong>: If you want to use\nUppercase alphabets in your PIN, then enable this policy. Disabled or Not configured\npolicy means, you cannot set Uppercase letters in your PIN. <\/li><li><strong>Maximum\nPIN length<\/strong>: The largest number of\ncharacters that can be set for PIN is 127.<\/li><li><strong>Minimum\nPIN length<\/strong>: The lowest number of\ncharacters for Windows 10 PIN is 4.<\/li><li><strong>Expiration<\/strong>: This setting specifies the time period in\ndays, for which a PIN can be used. Within this time span, users need to change\ntheir PIN. <\/li><li><strong>History<\/strong>: The History setting specifies the number of\npast PINs that has been used in the past for the particular user. If you do not\nwant to repeat previously used PINs, then you can enable this policy. Not\nConfigured or Disabled means, you can set previously used PINs.<\/li><li><strong>Require\nspecial characters<\/strong>: If you want to include\nspecial characters, then enable this policy. Again, it is needless to mention\nthat Not Configures or Disabled policy doesn\u2019t grant you the permission to set\nspecial characters. Allowable special characters are:&nbsp;<strong>!\n\u201d # $ % &amp; \u2018 ( ) * + , \u2013 . \/ : ; &lt; = &gt; ? @ [ \\ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Enable PIN Complexity With Local Group\nPolicy Editor on Windows 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pincomplexity.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22877\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open Cortana and simply type Local Group Policy Editor. From The search results, choose the Local Group Policy Editor. <\/li><li>Next, navigate to the following location <strong>Computer Configuration &gt; Administrative Templates &gt; Windows Components &gt; Windows Hello for Business &gt; PIN Complexity<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/li><li>You will come across all the above mentioned policies. Check them carefully, and choose your setting.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all! Hope the article has helped you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a Windows 10 user, then you are well aware of the concept of PIN. Users are required to generate a PIN against their username or Microsoft email account, so that they do not have to type their long passwords every time. However, PIN comprises of only digits. 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