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I would start with group policy modeling to determine if a competing GPO is winning or if the GPO you edited is being denied. &nbsp;It is a good tool to figure out what your GPOs are actually doing.<br />
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771389.aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771389.aspx</a>
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I would start with group policy modeling to determine if a competing GPO is winning or if the GPO you edited is being denied.  It is a good tool to figure out what your GPOs are actually doing.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771389.aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771389.aspx]

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Thanks McKnife, it is working now. It makes perfect sense after your explanation.
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Thanks McKnife, it is working now. It makes perfect sense after your explanation.

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Hello,<br />
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I have enabled &quot;Password must meet complexity requirements&quot; on a 2008R2 domain with Windows 7 clients.<br />
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I can see that the policy is set by running rsop.msc on the client and the Local Group Policy Editor.<br />
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But I when I change my password, it does not it require it to be complex.<br />
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The password I tested was &quot;changeme&quot;.<br />
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Hello,

I have enabled "Password must meet complexity requirements" on a 2008R2 domain with Windows 7 clients.

I can see that the policy is set by running rsop.msc on the client and the Local Group Policy Editor.

But I when I change my password, it does not it require it to be complex.

The password I tested was "changeme".

GP - Complex password policy is not working.

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.