The "Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS) provides management of local account passwords of domain joined computers. Passwords are stored in Active Directory (AD) and protected by ACL, so only eligible users can read it or request its reset.

Mar 11, 2025 · Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) is a Windows feature that automatically manages and backs up the password of a local administrator …

Oct 19, 2023 · Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a free tool that randomizes the local administrator password on domain-joined computers. It is the best way to …

Jan 2, 2024 · Learn how to use the LAPS properties dialog in the Windows Server Active Directory Users and Computers management snap-in to configure Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) for Windows Server Active Directory.

Oct 19, 2021 · Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) fixes this issue by setting a unique complex password for the local administrator account in all domain-joined devices. This local administrator account password set by Microsoft LAPS will automatically change according to password policy.

Mar 15, 2024 · In this guide, we’ll show you how to configure and use Windows LAPS to manage the local administrator password on computers joined to an AD domain. Until April 2023, you should manually download the LAPS MSI installation file, deploy the administrator or client components to computers, install ADMX GPO templates for LAPS, and extend the AD schema.

Nov 14, 2022 · Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a legacy Windows tool that IT admins can use to manage account passwords of domain-joined computers. The company has finally...

Jan 15, 2025 · This guide provides the fundamental concepts to use when troubleshooting Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) issues. Windows LAPS is a Windows feature that automatically manages and backs up the password of a local administrator account on your Microsoft Entra joined or Windows Server Active Directory-joined devices.

Apr 26, 2023 · LAPS is a recommended tool for securing local passwords in a Windows environment. The LAPS WebUI project provides an easy way to access LAPS passwords using a web browser.

Aug 11, 2016 · In this post, we will detail how to install Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) to manage the local administrator password on a Windows 10 computer. First step is to install the management tools for LAPS on a computer. Preparing the Active Directory for LAPS is a two steps configuration :