Wednesday, February 19, 2025

How to check or change the minimum password length in Windows

  1. Open the command prompt as an Administrator. 

  2. To view the current minimum password length, enter the command 

    net accounts 



















  3. To set a minimum password length, enter the command

    net accounts /minpwlen:n

    Range is 0-14, this has not change in Windows 11. National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends a minimum password length from 8 to 14 characters. 




















More uses 

  • net accounts /MAXPWAGE:UNLIMITED - do not expire password

  1. net accounts /maxpwage:days – This sets the maximum number of days after which the user will have to change the password. Replace days with the desired value. Range is from 1-999. If used unlimited, no limit is set. The value of maxpwage should always be greater than minpwage.

  2. net accounts /minpwage:days – This sets the minimum number of days that must pass before the password can be changed. Replace days with the desired value. Range is from 1-999.

  3. net accounts /uniquepw:number – This sets the number of times after which a password can be used again. Replace number with the desired value. Maximum value is 24.















Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Online Data Range picker for Outlook.com and Outlook client


Online Data Range picker for Outlook client 

Date Range Picker Outlook Client mainly, and mimics the one on outlook.com


Monday, February 17, 2025

Remember the Number of Days per Month

Courtesy of letterboxd.com 2025

 Never forget the number of days in the month, using the following memory method or 'mnemonic'. The calendar authors got hungover in August, and bumped the rest of the calendar by 1 month (in terms of days per month).

Month      Abbreviation  Month
      Numerical      
 Month
No. of days
Johnny
Mnemonic
 Qtr     Season
January Jan. 1 31 odd month Q1 Winter
February Feb. 2 28  (common year)
29  (leap year/4)
Jan-3
(even month - 2)
Q1 Winter
March Mar. 3 31 odd month Q1 Spring
April Apr. 4 30 even month Q2 Spring
May May. 5 31 odd Q2 Spring
June Jun. 6 30 even Q2 Summer
July Jul. 7 31 odd Q3 Summer
August Aug. 8 31 summer
vacation /
hangover
Q3 Summer
September Sep. 9 30 bumped Q3 Autumn
October Oct. 10 31 bump-odd now Q4 Autumn
November Nov. 11 30 bump-even now Q4 Autumn
December Dec. 12 31 bump-odd now Q4 Winter



The calendar commonly used in modern America is the Gregorian calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and is a modification of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar is widely used worldwide and is the calendar system officially followed by most countries, including the United States.


Date Range Picker Outlook.com and Outlook Client

 
















































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