What are the alternatives to Batch User Manager now that it has been discontinued?

Answer

In 2015, Microsoft officially provided their Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). It is available for download from Microsoft Support.

LAPS is based on the open-source AdmPwd software developed by Jiri Formacek, which has continued to be developed after the LAPS fork and has many additional features over LAPS. We currently suggest that all former users of Batch User Manager switch to AdmPwd.

For additional details on how to use AdmPwd, see this Microsoft blog post from 2014.

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This article was last reviewed on 4 Apr 2019.

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