In my Tech Insight article in November, I discussed the issue of managing privileged accounts within an enterprise. One area I didn't really touch on was how to protect the local administrator ...

Every Windows computer has a Local Administrator account that is created at the time of Windows installation. As described above, the Administrator has full access to the Windows device as compared to ...

In Windows 10, as in every release since Windows Vista, the built-in Administrator account is disabled. You can enable that account with a couple quick commands, but ...

In "Keys to the Kingdom," I invited input on whether or not you permitted users in your network to have local admin rights on their desktops. To date I've received more than a hundred replies that run ...

You can enable Administrator Protection in Windows 11 for a more secure experience via the following methods: Windows Security Local Security Policy Local Group ...

Waltham, MA – December 11, 2012 – The free Local Admin Discovery Tool from Viewfinity (www.viewfinity.com), the innovator of privilege management solutions, allows organizations to discover user ...

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 ...

Protect domain-joined computer passwords with Windows’ Local Administrator Password Solution Your email has been sent Windows finally includes a tool to manage ...

Windows administrators have a problem — passwords. Specifically, administrator passwords that lurk out there, identical across machines, just ready to be compromised. But there is finally a solution ...

We recently had internal discussions on the use of local admin and how to mitigate it. During this, Richard Diver, a Premier Field Engineer in APAC, wrote a great article how to do it. I wanted to ...