The following items were introduced with 24H2 Operating Systems (Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025). They are not available on earlier Operating Systems. This article is a supplement to the Windows LAPS Overview, and only highlights what is new with 24H2 Operating Systems (Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025). For a complete overview… Continue reading What’s New in Windows LAPS for 24H2 Operating Systems
Category: AD
An Overview of Windows LAPS
What is Windows LAPS? Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) automatically manages a local administrator account’s password: changing the password when it expires (using password length and complexity settings) and backing up the password to Active Directory so it is available for authorized users to retrieve. Windows LAPS was made available with the April 2023… Continue reading An Overview of Windows LAPS
Using Splunk to Identify Account Logon Failures and Lockouts in Active Directory
Working as both an AD Domain Admin and Splunk Admin, I am working on an Active Directory app for Splunk to present useful statistics as well as provide search forms and reports to be used by AD and Help Desk support staff. This is the first in a series of blog posts I will make on the development… Continue reading Using Splunk to Identify Account Logon Failures and Lockouts in Active Directory