Updating the default password policy

Flowing on right from our previous screenshot, we already have the Default Domain Policy opened for editing, so let's go ahead and make a change to verify that this whole Group Policy thing works! Some of the primary settings inside this policy are rules and restrictions surrounding password requirements for user accounts within the domain. If you navigate to Computer Configuration | Policies | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Account Policies | Password Policy, you will see the currently configured password requirements:

To make a change, all you need to do is double-click one of the entries on the ...

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