The Windows User Account Control has mostly remained the same since Windows 7. This important security feature ensures that certain system changes that may be harmful to your computer require ...

If you are unable to change the account type on Windows 11/10, you can use the following fixes. Run PC in Safe Mode and try to change the type of account Create a new administrator account and use it ...

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 ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 27774 for Insiders in the Canary channel. One of the main updates in this build is a new method for enabling Administrator protection, which can improve ...

As mentioned in the recent Windows Insider blog post, the latest preview version of Windows 11 for Insiders on the Dev Channel includes a new feature called “Administrator Protection,” which “aims to ...

In Windows, an admin account has full access and control over your entire operating system, which is exactly what hackers hope for when sending malware out into the world. If you’re on a Windows ...

Microsoft has consistently been releasing new preview versions of Windows Admin Center for the past couple of months, and September is no different. Windows Admin Center Preview 1909 is now available, ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The Microsoft June 2020 Patch Tuesday consisted of 129 security fixes for critical and important vulnerabilities. Of these, an "Important" and equally ironic vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-1296, ...

Not having Administrator access in Windows 8 can be extremely frustrating. Without admin access, performing many tasks in Windows 8 can be a pain, and unless you have the password written down ...