Sometimes, we need to launch applications on our system with elevated privileges. We can do so by selecting the Run as Administrator option in the right-click context menu for a particular application ...

The upcoming Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser will warn users when they launch the browser with administrative privileges and suggest that they relaunch the browser as a non-administrator. This ...

Being locked out of your Microsoft 365 administrator account can be a stressful experience, as it prevents you from managing users and services. This typically occurs due to security features, such as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article describes how to change the built-in Administrator account name in Windows 10 to bolster your computer's security. We ...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz explains how you can activate and use the real Administrator account in Microsoft Windows 7. As you know, the User Account Control (UAC) ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the roll out of a new "Windows Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS). Update 4/14: Microsoft advised against installing the older "legacy LAPS" after its April ...

A high-severity Windows Admin Center vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) could allow privilege escalation in enterprise ...

It's been quite some time since Insiders got a preview build for a new version of Windows Admin Center, but it's finally here. Today, Microsoft released the preview build of Windows Admin Center ...

Microsoft has released a new preview update for Windows Admin Center, bringing it to version 1903. The release includes a long list of new additions, many of which are based on user feedback.