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The problem with local administrator accounts

Posted on April 24, 2023 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 20.17 • 2023-04-24

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ON SECURITY

By Susan Bradley

Microsoft doesn’t want you to use a local administrator account, whether in a consumer or a business edition of Windows.

But depending upon which sort of user you are, the company is taking two different approaches to “encourage” you to stop using local accounts.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.17.0, 2023-04-24).
This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

On Security Administrator account, LAPS, Local account, Local administrator account, Microsoft Account, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts

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