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Currently we dont have complex passwords in our group policy on our network. &nbsp;My question is, if I enable complex passwords when will it take effect to the users?<br />
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Currently users are prompted every 42 days to change the password, will they have to make a complex password the next time they get prompted or will all users be prompted right away??<br />

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Currently we dont have complex passwords in our group policy on our network.  My question is, if I enable complex passwords when will it take effect to the users?

Currently users are prompted every 42 days to change the password, will they have to make a complex password the next time they get prompted or will all users be prompted right away??


enabling complex passwords

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).