How to create a Windows local admin account via Intune LAPS

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Introduction

I wrote an article last February on how to replace the password of your MTR’s local account using LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) in Intune. I concluded my article by explaining that it was possible to manage local administrator accounts on computers using the same solution. Microsoft has just released an update that allows you to create the account directly via LAPS without going through a configuration policy with a manual password.

Check the February 2025 article HERE.

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Prerequisites

A Windows 11 PC

• A Windows 11 24h2 PC enrolled in Intune.

An Entra ID group

• An Entra ID security group that contains the relevant PCs.

Administrator role

• An account with the Global Administrator or Intune Administrator role to access the Microsoft Intune Admin Center.

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Step 1 : Sign in to the Microsoft Intune Admin Center

Sign in to the Microsoft Intune Admin Center by opening your web browser to https://intune.microsoft.com.

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Step 2 : Create a LAPS policy

In the left menu, click Endpoint security, then Account protection.

Create a policy for the Windows 10 and later platform with the Local admin password solution (Windows LAPS) profile.

Enable the options with the values ​​of your choice.
Unlike the MTR policy, which targeted the Admin account, here we will create a new account with a prefix (I chose laps-admin- here) and add a random numeric suffix.

Assign the security group containing your Windows PC.

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Step 3 : Validate the new account

After a few minutes, the new account should be visible in the Computer Management window.

You can also validate by going to the Event Viewer and opening the Applications and Services Logs / Microsoft / Windows / LAPS directory.

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Step 4 : Access the password

I covered this step in the February 2025 article, check it out (the link is in the introduction).

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Conclusion

You now know how to create a local administrator account with LAPS in Intune.

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Sources

Microsoft Learn - Windows LAPS

Microsoft Learn - What’s new in Intune

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