HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\Setup If you need to know where the actual SQL engine is located, look at the tag SQLPath , which is also in this same node.

For more information about strong password requirements, see “Database Engine Configuration – Account Provisioning” in Setup Help or in SQL Server 2019 Books Online.

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