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Password Settings

ComputerIntune-readyLAPS_PasswordSettings

Supported on At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later

What it does

Configures password parameters Password complexity: which characters are used when generating a new password Default: Large letters + small letters + numbers + special characters Password length Minimum: 8 characters Maximum: 64 characters Default: 14 characters Password age in days Minimum: 1 day (7 days when backup directory is configured to be Azure AD) Maximum: 365 days Default: 30 days Passphrase length Minimum: 3 words Maximum: 10 words Default: 6 words See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2188435 for more information. Passphrase list taken from "Deep Dive: EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases" by Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is used under a CC-BY-3.0 Attribution license. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2255471 for more information.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS

In Intune

No native CSP; import the ADMX (Intune-ready).

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Password ComplexityDefault: Large letters + small letters + numbers + specials Drop-down list PasswordComplexity
  • Large letters1
  • Large letters + small letters2
  • Large letters + small letters + numbers3
  • Large letters + small letters + numbers + specials4
  • Large letters + small letters + numbers + specials (improved readability)5
  • Passphrase (long words)6
  • Passphrase (short words)7
  • Passphrase (short words with unique prefixes)8
Password LengthDefault: 14 Number PasswordLength 8 to 64
Password Age (Days)Default: 30 Number PasswordAgeDays 1 to 365
Passphrase Length (words)Default: 6 Number PassphraseLength 3 to 10

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

State
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS]
"PassphraseLength"=dword:00000006
"PasswordAgeDays"=dword:0000001E
"PasswordComplexity"=dword:00000004
"PasswordLength"=dword:0000000E


PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Password Settings
# Name: LAPS_PasswordSettings
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LAPS.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 4

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordLength' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 14

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 30

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PassphraseLength' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 6
  • The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
  • Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_LAPS/LAPS_PasswordSettings

ADMX SyncML candidate

<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>1</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_LAPS/LAPS_PasswordSettings</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="LAPS_PasswordComplexity" value="3"/&gt;
&lt;data id="LAPS_PasswordLength" value="14"/&gt;
&lt;data id="LAPS_PasswordAgeDays" value="30"/&gt;
&lt;data id="LAPS_PassphraseLength" value="6"/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>
Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Password Settings
# Name: LAPS_PasswordSettings
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LAPS.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 4
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS\PasswordComplexity') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordLength' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 14
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS\PasswordLength') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 30
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS\PasswordAgeDays') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PassphraseLength' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 6
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS\PassphraseLength') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Password Settings
# Name: LAPS_PasswordSettings
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LAPS.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 4

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordLength' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 14

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 30

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PassphraseLength' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 6

History 5 retained releases

  1. 24H2 · 1.030 Sep 2024
    • Description … is configured to be Azure AD) Maximum: 365 days Default: 30 days [added: Passphrase length Minimum: 3 words Maximum: 10 words Default: 6 words ]See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2188435[added: for more information. Passphrase list taken from "Deep Dive: EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases" by Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is used under a CC-BY-3.0 Attribution license. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2255471] for more information.
      Whole description, marked

      Configures password parameters Password complexity: which characters are used when generating a new password Default: Large letters + small letters + numbers + special characters Password length Minimum: 8 characters Maximum: 64 characters Default: 14 characters Password age in days Minimum: 1 day (7 days when backup directory is configured to be Azure AD) Maximum: 365 days Default: 30 days [added: Passphrase length Minimum: 3 words Maximum: 10 words Default: 6 words ]See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2188435[added: for more information. Passphrase list taken from "Deep Dive: EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases" by Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is used under a CC-BY-3.0 Attribution license. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2255471] for more information.

    • “Password Complexity” gains the choice [added: Large letters + small letters + numbers + specials (improved readability) (5)]
    • “Password Complexity” gains the choice [added: Passphrase (long words) (6)]
    • “Password Complexity” gains the choice [added: Passphrase (short words) (7)]
    • “Password Complexity” gains the choice [added: Passphrase (short words with unique prefixes) (8)]
    • New option [added: Passphrase Length (words) (LAPS_PassphraseLength)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  2. 23H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
    • Template definition changed; registry values, options and limits are the same.
  3. 22H2 · 3.015 Jul 2024
    • Added in this release.

1 later release left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
LAPS_PasswordSettings
Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.LAPS
Template file
LAPS.admx
Release
Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.LAPS_PasswordSettings)" explainText="$(string.LAPS_PasswordSettings_Help)" key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS" name="LAPS_PasswordSettings" presentation="$(presentation.LAPS_PasswordSettings)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:LAPS_CAT" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:SUPPORTED_Windows10" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="LAPS_PasswordComplexity" valueName="PasswordComplexity">
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_1)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_2)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_3)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_4)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="4" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_5)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="5" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_6)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="6" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_7)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="7" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.LAPS_PwdComplexity_Item_8)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="8" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <decimal id="LAPS_PasswordLength" maxValue="64" minValue="8" valueName="PasswordLength" />
        <decimal id="LAPS_PasswordAgeDays" maxValue="365" minValue="1" valueName="PasswordAgeDays" />
        <decimal id="LAPS_PassphraseLength" maxValue="10" minValue="3" valueName="PassphraseLength" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="LAPS_PasswordSettings" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="3" refId="LAPS_PasswordComplexity">Password Complexity</dropdownList>
        <decimalTextBox defaultValue="14" refId="LAPS_PasswordLength">Password Length</decimalTextBox>
        <decimalTextBox defaultValue="30" refId="LAPS_PasswordAgeDays">Password Age (Days)</decimalTextBox>
        <decimalTextBox defaultValue="6" refId="LAPS_PassphraseLength">Passphrase Length (words)</decimalTextBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:category:LAPS_CAT
<category displayName="$(string.LAPS)" name="LAPS_CAT" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows10
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows10)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows10" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:category:LAPS_CAT
<category displayName="$(string.LAPS)" name="LAPS_CAT" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:LAPS">LAPS</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows10
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows10)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows10" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.LAPS:SUPPORTED_Windows10">At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System">System</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System_Help">Allows configuration of various system component settings.</string></strings>
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