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Establish security Passwords must meet complexity requirements to determine how complex passwords are required. Complexity requirements for passwords are required when the password is changed or when a password is created. However, complex passwords will help make your device more secure, but you should also note to store passwords better, avoid forgetting computer passwords as cracking a computer password will take time. A tip to avoid forgetting computer passwords is to frequently change your computer password.
If this policy is enabled, passwords created or changed must meet the following minimum requirements:
Passwords must not contain the entire account name or the entire display name (full name). Case is not distinguished.
How to Remove or Hide Complex Passwords on Windows Server 2016
Step 1: Open Server Manager from the Start Menu.
Step 2: Click on Tools, then select Group Policy Management.
Step 3: Right-click and select Edit on Default Domain Policy located under your Domain name.
Step 4: Expand Computer Configuration => Policies => Windows Settings => Security Settings => Account Policies => Password Policy as shown below.
Step 5: From the right pane, locate and double-click on the policy named Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements.
Step 6: Check Disabled, then click OK.
Step 7: Close the Group Policy Management window and run Command Prompt as Administrator.
Step 8: Run the command below on your server, and all clients on the computer will apply the changes:
gpupdate /force
Step 9: If you have followed the steps correctly, the result of the CMD command you execute will be as shown below:
Using PowerShell to Disable Complex Passwords
Step 1: Run PowerShell as Administrator from the Start Menu.
Step 2: Copy and paste the commands below into the PowerShell window to disable complex passwords:
secedit /export /cfg c:\secpol.cfg
(gc C:\secpol.cfg).replace(“PasswordComplexity = 1”, “PasswordComplexity = 0”) | Out-File C:\secpol.cfg
secedit /configure /db c:\windows\security\local.sdb /cfg c:\secpol.cfg /areas SECURITYPOLICY
rm -force c:\secpol.cfg -confirm:$false
Step 3: Now Policy Password Complexity has been disabled, the process of deleting or hiding complex passwords on Windows Server 2016 has been successful.
Here Mytour has guided you on how to delete and hide complex passwords on Windows Server 2016 through Group Policy Management and PowerShell. We hope you will successfully carry out the process. For other Windows operating systems, you can choose to delete the computer password if you have accidentally forgotten it or if someone has 'teased' you by changing your computer password. Deleting the computer password means your system won't have to enter a password when logging in anymore.
