Windows 10: Not allowing password reuse is worthless, annoying, adds complexity

Please drop your rule which does not allow password reuse! Occasionally I need to access my msn email from another location but because you force me to use ludicrous passwords, changing them constantly, it is unlikely that I know my pw and have to create a temp one to get into my account. When I return home, my desire is to reset it back to the strong pw I had before but I can't ? !! Now, I have to create yet another pw combination, change pw's everywhere, update my excel sheet, post my excel sheet to dropbox backup, and update all of the places my spouse/emergency contact has the pw recorded. I know you will tell me it is security, but we all know that passwords end up on the dark web from hackers anyway.


Not allowing password reuse is worthless, annoying, adds complexity

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Cannot add user to Windows 10: Password complexity not working

Our Clerk unfortunately clicked and allowed her desktop to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Pro (64Bit). We cannot create another account no matter what. We use passwords that meet the complexity requirements (12 characters mostly lower case letters
not containing the account name plus two symbols and two numbers) but even when we change the password policy using secpol.msc to allow the simplest possible passwords (see below), or use command lines with net user etc e ANY password we try, simple or complex,
fails the complexity test and we cannot add any new users. Any suggestions?t use the account.

 

Password Complexity

Just bought a WinPhone8 for a friend for xmas and noticed that WinPhone8 still doesn't support password complexity rules (only allows numbers instead of full alphanumeric). That means I cannot get the phone for myself (company policy requires complex passwords
for any access).



Any timeline on a phone which can support corporate users? (and no, making corporate securities polices more lax just so I can have a new phone isn't an option).

 

Password Complexity

Windows Phone has supported complex passwords (and this includes alphanumeric) since 7.5, but the option only kicks in when a corporate Exchange account that requires complex passwords is added to the phone.