Policy
Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts
If you turn this policy setting on, local users won’t be able to set up and use security questions to reset their passwords.
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Credential User Interface
Policy ID
a801a6211e19 Internal name
NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions Registry
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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions (disabled) = 0Policy notes
If you turn this policy setting on, local users won’t be able to set up and use security questions to reset their passwords.