Minimum password length

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Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy

Description

Determines the least number of characters a user account's password may contain. You can set values between 1 and 14 characters, or you can establish that no password is required by setting the number of characters to 0.

By default, this setting is defined in the Default Domain Group Policy object (GPO) and in the local security policy of workstations and servers with a value of 0.