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• Getting rid of local administrators

  Posted on June 21, 2021 at 02:41 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Administrator rights are easy to set up but hard to remove.

  Once upon a time, we always configured Windows computers with full administrative rights. We thought nothing of it; it was an expected and a normal part of getting a computer system ready to go. We took being an administrator for granted because we needed to install software and run programs that required administrator rights.

  Then people — attackers — began to realize that user accounts with administrative rights were the keys to the kingdom, making it easier for them to gain access to a system and do their dirty deeds.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.23.0 (2021-06-21).

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• Working outside an admin account: Safe but annoying

  Posted on November 18, 2019 at 01:00 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS

  By Lincoln Spector

  You’ve probably been told to have both a standard Windows account for safety’s sake and an administrator account because Windows demands one.

  But let’s face it, most of us have ignored this advice because … well, juggling two accounts isn’t much fun. It’s especially annoying when using a standard account and you’re constantly asked for the password proving you’re allowed into the administrator sanctum. It’s worse when you’re not asked for the password — and you have to figure out how to bring up the dialog box for entering it.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.42.0 (2019-11-18).

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