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title: Looking to End the Periodic Active Directory Password Reset?
description: Move to a password policy that eliminates regular Active Directory password resets. Recommended password guidelines from NIST and Microsoft.
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# Looking to End the Periodic Active Directory Password Reset?

## Microsoft and NIST password guidelines recommend stopping the periodic password reset and eliminating password complexity requirements.

Moving to a password policy that eliminates regular AD password resets has numerous benefits:

- Reduces IT support costs IT
- Improves user satisfaction
- Complies with modern standards
- Provides better password hygiene
- Most importantly, it improves security

But here are some other things you should do.

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