Most Windows users tend to assume that having an administrator account means they've reached the top of the food chain. You can install apps, poke around in system ...

Sometimes, we need to launch applications on our system with elevated privileges. We can do so by selecting the Run as Administrator option in the right-click context menu for a particular application ...

Being locked out of your Microsoft 365 administrator account can be a stressful experience, as it prevents you from managing users and services. This typically occurs due to security features, such as ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the roll out of a new "Windows Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS). Update 4/14: Microsoft advised against installing the older "legacy LAPS" after its April ...

A mis-scoped Agent ID Administrator role in Entra ID allowed users to take ownership of unrelated service principals, ...

Every developer or user on your network with administrative privileges adds risk of account compromise. Review privileges and take these steps to better manage Windows network access rights. It was ...

Microsoft says IT administrators can now uninstall the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant from enterprise devices using a ...

Microsoft has released a new policy allowing IT administrators to uninstall the Copilot AI assistant from managed Windows 11 devices under certain conditions. The RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp setting, ...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz explains how you can activate and use the real Administrator account in Microsoft Windows 7. As you know, the User Account Control (UAC) ...

The newest release of Microsoft's Windows Admin Center graphical-management tool for Windows Server and Windows PCs -- the tool codenamed "Project Honolulu" -- is generally available as of today, ...

Marcus has been using local accounts on Windows PCs, but is wary of Windows 10 We have two types of user accounts: local and Microsoft accounts. Over the years from Windows XP through Vista, Windows 7 ...