Require special characters: registry value SpecialCharactersComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity

Policy ID: MSPassport_SpecialCharacters
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

SpecialCharacters

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 2

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"SpecialCharacters"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"SpecialCharacters"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity" /v "SpecialCharacters" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity" /v "SpecialCharacters" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity' -Name 'SpecialCharacters' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity' -Name 'SpecialCharacters' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null