Update, Jan. 29, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 27, has been updated with an in-depth explanation of the principle of least privilege, along with additional mitigation advice regarding ...

In my shop, we have stand-alone Windows 2003 Server. The whiz-kid who runs this server (not me, I'm the "Syadmin Who Fixes Things"; I work closely with the "Sysadmin Who Fucks Everything Up") deleted ...

To protect your Windows 10 PC from hackers, try this: Creating a local user account to be your Administrator account. Many Windows 10 users make the mistake of using the Administrator account as their ...

This post will show you how to create a Local Administrator Account when you can’t sign in, using the UTILMAN.exe command line tool. Since you can’t sign in to Windows 11/10 and get to the desktop, ...

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 ...

Just wondering how it's done in the big shops.<BR><BR>I have been using a single local admin account and password for all my < 100 PCs. I use this when I need to so do something that Run As can't ...

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

Microsoft has released a new Windows Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 that could make it harder or impossible to set up Windows 11 without first signing in to a Microsoft account. Spotted by our ...

Even though it is always recommended to log in to your computer using a Microsoft Account, at times, one needs to sign in using a Local User Account and Microsoft has provided an option to do so.

Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) enables local admin passwords to be set, reset and validated periodically. Here is how to make the best use of LAPS. Passwords have always been ...

Keep local administrative accounts from being a malicious user's target by creating an invisible account. Being in IT it’s natural to be concerned with the state of our network and the devices on them ...

A North Korean threat group has been using a technique called RID hijacking that tricks Windows into treating a low-privileged account as one with administrator permissions. The hackers used a custom ...