Password Settings
Verified with Microsoft LAPS (legacy) 6.2 — updated on September 15, 2026 Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
Deprecated: this setting belongs to the legacy Microsoft LAPS, replaced by Windows LAPS built into Windows. Windows LAPS equivalent: Password Settings.
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\LAPS Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_AdmPwd/POL_AdmPwd Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Description
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 Maximum: 365 days Default: 30 days
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Password Settings
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd]
"PasswordComplexity"=dword:00000004
"PasswordLength"=dword:0000000e
"PasswordAgeDays"=dword:0000001eMore formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Value 4 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordLength' -Value 14 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Value 30 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_AdmPwd/POL_AdmPwd
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="ELM_AdmPwd_PasswordComplexity" value="4"/>
<data id="ELM_AdmPwd_PasswordLength" value="14"/>
<data id="ELM_AdmPwd_PasswordAgeDays" value="30"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Expected 4 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd' -Name 'PasswordLength' -Expected 14 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Expected 30 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Value 4 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordLength' -Value 14 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Value 30 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Expected 4 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd' -Name 'PasswordLength' -Expected 14 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Expected 30 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 family
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft Services\AdmPwd'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Value 4 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordLength' -Value 14 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Value 30 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.