Unlike standard users and guests, administrators in Windows 7 can control most aspects of the operating system, such as installing and removing programs and drivers, and making changes to the registry ...

On Windows 11, you can now enable Administrator Protection to improve security while elevating commands or applications, and ...

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 ...

If you're sick of seeing those UAC pop-ups, you can get rid of them by setting programs to run in administrator mode by default. Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger. Her main focus is ...

If you disable the User Account Control in Windows 10, all programs will have same security clearance as the account you're logged in with. However, disabling that feature is a terrible idea. Sarah is ...