Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts
- Policy ID
- NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Credential User Interface
Description
If you turn this policy setting on, local users won’t be able to set up and use security questions to reset their passwords.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions-