Password Settings
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 10, 2026
Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\LAPS 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 (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.
Registry
HKLM
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: Password Settings
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS]
"PasswordComplexity"=dword:00000004
"PasswordLength"=dword:0000000e
"PasswordAgeDays"=dword:0000001e
"PassphraseLength"=dword:00000006More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# 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 'PasswordComplexity' -Value 4 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordLength' -Value 14 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Value 30 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PassphraseLength' -Value 6 -Type DWordIntune 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: Password Settings
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Expected 4 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordLength' -Expected 14 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Expected 30 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PassphraseLength' -Expected 6 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($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 10 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS'
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 DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PassphraseLength' -Value 6 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Password Settings
# 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: Password Settings
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordComplexity' -Expected 4 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordLength' -Expected 14 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordAgeDays' -Expected 30 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PassphraseLength' -Expected 6 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($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 10 or later
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS'
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 DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PassphraseLength' -Value 6 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.