How to Fix “Local Security Authority Protection Not Registering” Error on Windows 11 & 10

The Local Security Authority Protection (LSA) ensures that only authenticated users can log in to the local computer. It prevents the login from attackers and saves your computer from malicious login.
 

✓ It is mandatory to keep this setting enabled.

Due to some unknown reason, Local Security Authority Protection turns off and when you try to enable this setting, it asks for Restart. After the restart, when you check for this setting again, you see that this setting is still disabled.

No matter how hard you try, you will get the following condition each time.

Local Security Authority Protection Not Registering

How to Turn on Local Security Authority Protection on Windows 11 & Windows 10?

Here, in this article, I am going to discuss some useful ways to turn on Local Security Authority Protection on your Windows-based computer.

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Method 2: Fix using Windows Update

It is like a security bug in Windows computers. Wait for the hotfixes that may come with the next Windows update. Keep downloading and installing the latest Windows updates to fix this problem. Also, update outdated drivers and apps.

Method 3: Turn on Local Security Authority Protection in Core Isolation setting.

Let’s try to turn on this setting using the Core Isolation window.

Step 1: Open Windows Security. Go to Settings ➜ Privacy & security ➜ Windows security.
Step 2: Click on Device security and open it.

open device security

Step 3: Click on Core isolation details and open it.

open core isolation setting

Step 4: Turn on the Local Security Authority Protection.

Turn on Local Security Authority

Method 4: Fix using Registry File

If the Local Security Authority Protection is turned off, you can enable it via the Registry file. It is recommended to make a backup of the registry editor and keep it an the external device before editing.

Step 1: Open Registry editor. Press Windows key + R to open the Run command and type regedit and click Ok.

open registry editor in windows 10 & 11

Step 2: Navigate to the following location
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Step 3: On the Right side, find the entry as RunAsPPL. If you don’t find it, create a DWORD(32-bit) entry with this name.

edit RunAsPPL registry key

Step 4: Double-click on RunAsPPL and set the value to 1.

set_runasppl_value_1

Step 5: Exit the Registry editor and reboot your computer.

Method 5: Fix using the PowerShell

Run the following command in Windows PowerShell to turn on the Local Security Authority Protection on Windows 8/10/11.

Step 1: Open Windows PowerShell. Click on the Start menu and search for Powershell and open it as administrator.

windows_powershell

Step 2: Execute the following command step by step.
reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa /v RunAsPPL /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa /v RunAsPPLBoot /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
Step 3: After executing the command, exit the PowerShell and Restart your computer.

Method 6: Repair your computer using SFC.exe, DISM, and CHKDSK commands.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

open command prompt as administrator in Windows 8, 10 & 11

Step 2: Now run the following commands one by one.
i. System File Checker tool

sfc /scannow

ii. Run Dism command

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

iii. Run Disk checking utility.

chkdsk /f c:

Method 7: Enable it via editing the Group Policy

You also need to enable the “Configures LSASS to run as a protected process” in the Group Policy editor.

Step 1: Click on the Start menu and search for “Group Policy” and open the Edit group policy.

search_group_policy

Step 2: Navigate to the following location:
Local Computer Policy ➜ Computer Configuration ➜ Administrative Templates ➜ System ➜ Local Security Authority.
Step 3: Double-click on “Configures LSASS to run as a protected process”.

edit_group_policy

Step 4: Enable the setting and Enabled it with UEFI Lock in the Options box.

save_group_policy_settings

Step 5: Click Apply and Ok to save the settings.
Step 6: Restart your computer to apply changes.

Summary

You may find the Local Security Authority Protection setting turned off for no reason. There are some solutions written in this article that will help you in fixing of Local Security Authority Protection Not Registering error.