Setting a Windows 11 PIN expiration date helps increase the security of your computer. By default, Windows 11 PINs do not expire, but Admins can change the PIN to expire between 1 and 730 days or never expire, using the Local Group Policy Editor or Windows Registry Editor. Here are instructions for setting a Windows 11 PIN expiration date.
Instructions for setting Windows 11 PIN expiration time via Policy
Step 1:
You enter the keyword gpedit.msc into the search bar on Windows and then click on the search result.
Step 2:
In the newly displayed interface, users access the path Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > PIN Complexity .
Next, click on Expiration to adjust.
Step 3:
Display the interface to customize Windows 11 PIN expiration time, click Enabled to activate the code expiration time for Windows 11.
Scroll down to the PIN Expiration section , you set the expiration time for the PIN between 1 and 730 , or the PIN can be set to never expire if set to 0.
How to enable PIN expiration using Registry
Step 1:
We enter the keyword Registry Editor in the search bar and click on the search result. Next, you access the path Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity .
Step 2:
Continue right-clicking on PINComplexity > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name the new DWORD Expiration .
Step 3:
Double-click on Expiration and select Decimal in Based . Then, we enter a number from 1 to 730 for the PIN expiration time.
To restore the PIN expiration prevention action, simply delete the Expiration key.
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