Maximum PIN length: registry value MaximumPINLengthComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity
- Policy ID
- MSPassport_MaximumPINLength
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › PIN Complexity
Registry
MaximumPINLength
REG_DWORDComputer- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Maximum PIN length
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Minimum value
- 4
- Maximum value
- 127
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "MaximumPINLength"=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\PassportForWork\PINComplexity" /v "MaximumPINLength" /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\PassportForWork\PINComplexity' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity' -Name 'MaximumPINLength' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null