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How to Remove Password Complexity Requirements Grayed Out in Server 2022

In this article, we will teach you how to remove Password Complexity requirements on a Stand-Alone Server 2022 or in an Active Directory Domain Controller 2022. According to the Windows Password Complexity requirements, the Password should be set on the basis of the following details: By default, the Windows server comes with a complex password enabled. This means you need to include special characters in passwords, Alfa Numeric, upper-lower, and special characters for password. Follow Microsoft to learn more about.

We would recommend you follow a tough password it will protect your server. But such hard passwords are not easy to remember. So we decided to break through them.

Remove Password Complexity Requirements

Launch Server Manager navigate to the Tools tab and open Local Security Policy, or in addition, go to Control Panel launch Administrative Tools, and open the Local Security Policy.
Under the Security settings, click on Password Policy.
At the right pane, double-click on “Password must meet complexity requirements”.

Local security policy

Now you can see the password must meet complexity requirements options hidden.

Password must meet complexity requirements

Remove Password Complexity requirements in Active Directory Server 2022

To disable Password Complexity requirements in Active Directory 2022.
In the Server 2022 AD Domain Controller, launch the Server Manager and go to Tools menu, open the Group Policy Management.

Server manager tools

Expand Domains, choose your domain and right-click on Default Domain Policy and select Edit.

Edit default domain policy

Go to:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy
Double-click on Password must meet complexity requirements in your right pane.

Group policy management editor

Untick the box “Define this Policy setting” and click ok.

Remove password complexity requirements

Finally, launch Command Prompt as Administrator and enter the following command to update the group policy.

gpupdate /force
Update gpupdate /force

Now go back to the local security policy, and double-click on password must complexity requirement.

Local security policy

Select disable and click ok.

Password must meet properties

How to Turn Off Password Complexity requirements in standalone Server 2022.

“Password does not meet complexity requirements“.

Remove Password Complexity with Security Policy

Open run box type gpedit.msc and hit the enter key.

Run box gpedit.msc

Follow to the below path.
Password Policy and double-click on Password must meet complexity requirements.

Local group policy editor

Password Complexity Requirements
To disable the password complexity requirements, tick the Disabled and click ok.

Enable password must meet complexity requirements

Disable Password Complexity Security Policy, Open command prompt and type the following command.

gpupdate /force
Gpupdate /force command
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