Administrator Account Archive

Renaming Built-In Administrator Account in Windows 8

What is Administrator Account? An administrator account in Windows 8 is a built-in account that is automatically created during the installation of Windows 8 operating system. By default built-in Administrator is disabled right from the beginning for security reasons and Microsoft strongly recommends that it must not be enabled whatsoever. However it is also suggested

Enabling Built-In Administrator Account in Windows 8

What is Built-In Administrator Account? In pre-Windows Vista operating systems like Microsoft Windows XP or before, built-in Administrator account was by default enabled and used to have unrestricted privileges to the entire operating system. Administrators of any computer in such operating systems were allowed to install, uninstall, add or remove user accounts, and modify system

Disabling User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 8

What is User Account Control or UAC? User Account Control or UAC is the feature that was first introduced with the release of Microsoft Windows Vista and was carried forward to Microsoft Windows 7 and now is also integrated in Windows 8. User Account Control adds an additional layer of security to the operating systems