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Mastering Windows 365

You're reading from   Mastering Windows 365 The ultimate guide to design and manage Cloud PCs with Intune Suite and Copilot for Windows 365

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781836206712
Length
Edition 2nd Edition
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Christiaan Brinkhoff Christiaan Brinkhoff
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Morten Pedholt Morten Pedholt
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Sandeep Patnaik Sandeep Patnaik
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Architecture FREE CHAPTER 3. Deploying Cloud PCs 4. Managing Cloud PCs 5. Intune Suite: Optimize and Secure Your Cloud PC Deployment 6. Application Management and Delivery to Cloud PCs 7. Managing Cloud PCs with Security Copilot 8. Accessing Cloud PCs 9. Securing Cloud PCs 10. Windows 365 Link 11. Analyzing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Cloud PCs 12. Windows 365 Partner Solutions 13. Community Experts Hall of Fame 14. Index

Windows Local Administrator Password Solution

A local administrator account is a great tool to have on a physical device in case you need to log in/elevate with admin rights when no other domain/Entra ID account works on that device. On Cloud PCs, only the primary user can connect to the Cloud PC, but a local administrator can still be a great tool to have if admin rights are needed and other domain/Entra ID accounts aren’t able to elevate. Even though the local administrator is a handy tool for both physical and Cloud PCs, it has certain security concerns. The major one is that it is difficult to ensure that every device has a different local administrator password.

This is where Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) saves the day.

Windows LAPS ensures that the password is frequently rotated and the password on each device will be randomly generated based on settings you can choose.

When configuring Windows LAPS, you will be able to define...

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