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Expand Up @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Microsoft's "Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS) provides management o

This security assessment supports [legacy Microsoft LAPS](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46899) and [Windows LAPS](/windows-server/identity/laps/laps-overview).

[!NOTE]
For the changes being reflected using Windows LAPS, the password needs to be saved in on-premises Active Directory

## What risk does not implement LAPS pose to an organization?

LAPS provides a solution to the issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. LAPS resolves this issue by setting a different, rotated random password for the common local administrator account on every computer in the domain.
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