Configure minimum PIN length for startup: registry value MinimumPINComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE
- Policy ID
- MinimumPINLength_Name
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › BitLocker Drive Encryption › Operating System Drives
Registry
MinimumPIN
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Minimum characters:
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Required
- true
- Minimum value
- 4
- Maximum value
- 20
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "MinimumPIN"=dword:<enter value>
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "MinimumPIN" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'MinimumPIN' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null