Configuring Windows Vista Password Policy

Enforce Password History

This setting ensures that a given password can not just be re-used. Set this policy to force a wider variety of passwords and make sure that the same password is not re-used over and over.

You can assign any number between 0 and 24. Setting the policy at 0 means that password history is not enforced. Any other number assigns the number of passwords that will be saved.

• Open Windows Local Security Policy Console
• Enforce Password History
• Maximum Password Age
• Minimum Password Age
• Minimum Password Length
• Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements
• Store Password Using Reverse Encryption
• Verify New Password Settings