Configure authorized password decryptors
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 12, 2026
Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\LAPS Description
Configure this setting to control the specific user or group who is authorized to decrypt encrypted passwords. Configuring this setting has no effect unless password encryption has been enabled. If this setting is enabled, encrypted passwords will be decryptable by the specified group. If this setting is disabled or not configured, encrypted passwords will be decryptable by the Domain Admins group. This setting must be configured with either a domain-qualified name of a group or user, or a SID in string format. Valid examples include: contoso\LAPSAdmins [email protected] S-1-5-21-2127521184-1604012920-1887927527-35197 Do not enclose the user\group name or SID in enclosing quotes or parentheses. The specified user or group must be resolvable by the managed device, otherwise passwords will not be backed up. NOTE: this setting is ignored when Directory Services Repair Mode (DSRM) account passwords are backed up on a domain controller. In that scenario, this setting always defaults to the Domain Admins group of the domain controller's domain. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2188435 for more information.
Registry
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure authorized password decryptors
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS]
"ADPasswordEncryptionPrincipal"=""More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure authorized password decryptors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ADPasswordEncryptionPrincipal' -Value '' -Type StringIntune XML
No direct Policy CSP / OMA-URI mapping for this policy. Use the Intune Remediation tab, or ingest the ADMX in Intune.Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure authorized password decryptors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'ADPasswordEncryptionPrincipal' -Expected '' -Kind String)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure authorized password decryptors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ADPasswordEncryptionPrincipal' -Value '' -Type StringSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure authorized password decryptors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
# 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: Configure authorized password decryptors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'ADPasswordEncryptionPrincipal' -Expected '' -Kind String)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure authorized password decryptors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ADPasswordEncryptionPrincipal' -Value '' -Type StringBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.