The local administrator account is a part of Windows accounts that is automatically created upon installation, and this privileged login can create challenges for IT administrators. Unlike a domain ...

Just wondering how it's done in the big shops. 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 do. I'm the ...

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 ...

In the Windows operating system, the built-in administrator account -- the first account created when the OS was installed -- has the highest permissions of any profile on the computer system. That ...

Many organizations give users more elevated privileges than necessary to do their job. This represents one of the biggest cybersecurity threats, especially if local admins suffer an attack. The ...