First, you need to terminate the existing explorer.exe process. Open Task Manager Locate explorer.exe process Right-click on it and select End Task. Having done that you have three options to run ...

An administrator account is the most powerful account available on Windows 7; it allows full access to administrator mode, giving you the ability to make changes to not only your own user account, but ...

Running a printer in administrator mode gives you access to additional configuration options that can help you set up or troubleshoot the printer. If you installed the printer yourself in a small ...

This article describes how to change the built-in Administrator account name in Windows 10 to bolster your computer's security. We'll also look at how to change the name of other accounts that have ...

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 ...

In early June, Computerworld published the story, “Visual Tour: 20 Things You Won’t Like About Windows Vista.” At the bottom of page 5 of that story, I wrote that the built-in Administrator account is ...

The one feature in Windows Server 2019 that has received the most attention is the Windows Admin Center. The Windows Admin Center is a tool that allows you to manage Windows machines in an entirely ...

Microsoft has launched a Chromium-based version of the Edge browser and made necessary DevTools available for its further improvement. While it is a great browser, there are potential risks of running ...

Q: I’ve run every computer I’ve ever had in admin mode, with no password, including Windows 10 set up as classic Windows. I did not know that was a big no-no, so I added a strong password to the admin ...

Microsoft on Thursday renamed Project Honolulu, calling it the "Windows Admin Center," and released it for use in production environments. Windows Admin Center reached "general availability" status on ...

OS X is a multiuser and privilege-based computing environment that sequesters functionality based on various account types, such as administrator and standard accounts. This allows some users to have ...

Microsoft published a list of upcoming features and bug fixes for its Edge browser earlier this week. One of the items included in that list, a fix for an administrator mode notification, is already ...