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Is there any way to use old passwords?

Κώστας Κυράνης 1 Reputation point
2021-06-02T05:39:48.837+00:00

Every time I have to reset my password, I get an info that I may not use passwords that I hade used in the past. Is thre any way to unset it for my profile?

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  1. Daisy Zhou 18,956 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-06-02T07:32:58.147+00:00

    Hello @Κώστας Κυράνης ,

    Thank you for posting here.

    Is your Windows machine in a workgroup? If so, based on "Every time I have to reset my password,", do you mean reset the local user password (such as built-in local Administrator)?

    If so, you can set Enforce password history policy to 0.

    Open local group policy (type gpedit.msc and click Enter) and navigate to Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy and set the value.

    The Enforce password history policy setting determines the number of unique new passwords that must be associated with a user account before an old password can be reused.

    References.
    Enforce password history
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/enforce-password-history

    Password Policy
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/password-policy

    Hope the information above is helpful.

    If there is anything I misunderstood, please correct me.

    Should you have any question or concern, please feel free to let us know.

    Best Regards,
    Daisy Zhou

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