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How to Enable or Disable PIN Expiration in Windows 10

Isabella Shinn
Isabella Shinn

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PIN expiration specifies the period of time that a PIN can be used before the system requires the user to change it. This guide will show 2 ways to enable or disable a PIN expiration requirement for users in Windows 10.


How to Enable or Disable a PIN Expiration using Group Policy

This option is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

Step 1: Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

Open Local Group Policy Editor

Step 2: In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Hello for Business\PIN Complexity

In the right pane of PIN Complexity, double-click on the Expiration policy to edit it.

Go to PIN Complexity

Step 3: To enable PIN expiration: select Enabled option. Then enter a number between 1 and 730 days for when to expire after.

Enable PIN expiration

Step 4: Or you can set PIN never expire by selecting Disable or Not Configured.

Disable PIN expiration

Step 5: When finished, close the Local Group Policy Editor. Restart computer.

How to Enable or Disable a PIN Expiration via Registry Editor

To enable or disable PIN expiration, you can modify the Expiration DWORD value in the registry key. This option is available for all editions of Windows 10.

Step 1: Open the Registry Editor.

Press Win + R keys to bring out Run dialog box. Type in regedit, then press Enter.

Open Registry Editor

Step 2: When the Registry Editor opens, head to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\PINComplexity

In the right pane of PINComplexity, double-click on the Expiration DWORD to modify it.

Open the Expiration key

Step 3: To enable PIN expiration: Select Decimal, enter a number between 1 and 730 days for when to expire after, click on OK.

Change expiration value data

Step 4: To disable PIN expiration: you can delete the Expiration DWORD.

Disable PIN expiration

Step 5: When finished, close Registry Editor.