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The original poster wants to set an extremely long Windows account password (over 65 characters, possibly up to 500), but encounters a limit preventing setting passwords longer than 65 characters. They seek a way to modify Windows to allow longer passwords. A respondent clarifies that the main Microsoft account password is managed online and cannot be changed locally, and while domain accounts provide more control, they haven't tested such long passwords. The overall tone suggests that extending password length beyond default limits is challenging or unsupported in the user's current setup.

alpha65652

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For a very specific reason, I want to set very long passwords in one windows account. Currently I have a 65 letter password set in windows. I want to increase it to possibly 500 letter or more. However, it seems I cant set the password to any longer than 65 letters.

Is there a way I can change some field inside windows, such that I can set longer passwords.

I have already tried "Change password policy settings - Windows Help"

to no avail. I am using windows 8 that comes preinstalled with a laptop. Presumably windows 8 home.

I can go into why I want to set a very long password, but its not very pertinent to the discussion.

Thanks for your time.
 

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The main Microsoft id password is set at their server and cann't be changed from your end. I could make a domain account on a client machine then set the password from MY domain-control 12r2 (or hyper-v) server it sits under because then I have compleat control but 500 keys isn't something I've ever tested.

ussnorway

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The main Microsoft id password is set at their server and cann't be changed from your end. I could make a domain account on a client machine then set the password from MY domain-control 12r2 (or hyper-v) server it sits under because then I have compleat control but 500 keys isn't something I've ever tested.
 

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