LAPS reduces shared local-admin secrets
Giving every machine the same local administrator password means compromising one machine yields that password everywhere.
LAPS assigns each machine its own, rotated automatically and stored centrally, which breaks that chain. It is one of the highest-value and lowest-effort improvements available in a Windows estate, and the shared-password pattern remains widespread.
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