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Use Windows LAPS PowerShell cmdlets

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Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) includes a specific PowerShell module named LAPS. Learn how to use the cmdlets in this module and what they do.

Cmdlet descriptions

The following table describes the cmdlets that are available in the LAPS PowerShell module:

Name Description
Get-LapsAADPassword Use to query Microsoft Entra ID for Windows LAPS passwords.
Get-LapsDiagnostics Use to collect diagnostic information for investigating issues.
Find-LapsADExtendedRights Use to discover which identities have been granted permissions for an Organization Unit (OU) in Windows Server Active Directory.
Get-LapsADPassword Use to query Windows Server Active Directory for Windows LAPS passwords.
Invoke-LapsPolicyProcessing Use to initiate a policy processing cycle.
Reset-LapsPassword Use to initiate an immediate password rotation. Use when backing up the password to either Microsoft Entra ID or Windows Server Active Directory.
Set-LapsADAuditing Use to configure Windows LAPS-related auditing on OUs in Windows Server Active Directory.
Set-LapsADComputerSelfPermission Use to configure an OU in Windows Server Active Directory to allow computer objects to update their Windows LAPS passwords.
Set-LapsADPasswordExpirationTime Use to update a computer's Windows LAPS password expiration time in Windows Server Active Directory.
Set-LapsADReadPasswordPermission Use to grant permission to read the Windows LAPS password information in Windows Server Active Directory.
Set-LapsADResetPasswordPermission Use to grant permission to update the Windows LAPS password expiration time in Windows Server Active Directory.
Update-LapsADSchema Use to extend the Windows Server Active Directory schema with the Windows LAPS schema attributes.

Tip

  • The Invoke-LapsPolicyProcessing and Reset-LapsPassword cmdlets aren't affected by whether the password currently is backed up to Microsoft Entra ID or Windows Server Active Directory. In this scenario, both options are supported.
  • All cmdlets in the Windows LAPS PowerShell module support detailed logging when you use the -Verbose parameter.

For more detailed information on each cmdlet, see LAPS PowerShell Module.

Windows LAPS PowerShell vs. legacy Microsoft LAPS PowerShell

Legacy Microsoft LAPS includes a PowerShell module named AdmPwd.PS. The two modules have many functional similarities, but they also have many differences. This table provides a mapping between the two modules:

Windows LAPS cmdlet Legacy Microsoft LAPS cmdlet
Get-LapsAADPassword Doesn't apply
Get-LapsDiagnostics Doesn't apply
Find-LapsADExtendedRights Find-AdmPwdExtendedRights
Get-LapsADPassword Get-AdmPwdPassword
Invoke-LapsPolicyProcessing Doesn't apply
Reset-LapsPassword Doesn't apply
Set-LapsADAuditing Set-AdmPwdAuditing
Set-LapsADComputerSelfPermission Set-AdmPwdComputerSelfPermission
Set-LapsADPasswordExpirationTime Reset-AdmPwdPassword
Set-LapsADReadPasswordPermission Set-AdmPwdReadPasswordPermission
Set-LapsADResetPasswordPermission Set-AdmPwdResetPasswordPermission
Update-LapsADSchema Update-AdmPwdADSchema

In addition to naming-related changes, the Windows LAPS PowerShell cmdlets for Windows Server Active Directory operate over an entirely different set of schema extensions. For more information, see Windows LAPS schema extensions reference.

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