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How to protect your administrator users on the device

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Wednesday, Mar 05, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
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Administrator users on Windows have powerful capabilities to modify configuration and make system-wide changes which allow them to impact the overall security posture of Windows. Administrator protection is a new Windows 11 platform security feature that aims to protect the admin users on the device, while still allowing them to perform necessary functions.

Speaker: Nilanjana Ganguly

 

 

This session is part of Microsoft Technical Takeoff: Windows and Intune.

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Updated Mar 12, 2025

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  • AlexandreI1340's avatar
    AlexandreI1340
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    so WHB should be enabled for the Admin account (not for the Standard user itself)?

  • AlexandreI1340's avatar
    AlexandreI1340
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    it is not elevate a regular user to Admin? Admin account must exists with proper rights already? How is it integrated with LAPS?

     

    • Nilanjana Ganguly's avatar
      Nilanjana Ganguly
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      This is applicable for admin users on the device. Yes, Admin account must exist with proper rights already. 
      This feature is orthogonal to LAPS. No impact to LAPS when Administrator protection is enabled. 

    • AbhijatSingh's avatar
      AbhijatSingh
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      Correct. It protects the Administrator user type. Its compatible with LAPS which protects your credentials

    • AbhijatSingh's avatar
      AbhijatSingh
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      Currently this feature is available in Windows Insiders canary channel but soon will be available in Windows insiders dev channel also.

  • KaranS340's avatar
    KaranS340
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    Hi there,
    Does this feature require a license to work, such as Entra ID P1/P2 or Intune P1/P2?

    Thanks.

    • AbhijatSingh's avatar
      AbhijatSingh
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      No. This is core Windows platform security feature and need Windows license. Thanks

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Date and Time
Mar 5, 202510:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST