Administrators Group Archive

Managing NTFS Permissions in Windows 8

What Are NTFS Permissions? NTFS permissions are the privileges which are given on any object for local or domain users. NTFS permissions can be applied on object only if the object resides in the partition that has been formatted with NTFS file system. NTFS permissions provide more flexible and granular configuration options as compared to

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

Adding User Account to Administrators Group in Windows 8

What is a Group? A group in any operating system is a logical container that can contain other groups and user accounts in it. Sole purpose of a group is to simplify administrative tasks by providing administrators single click management when it comes to security and assigning permissions. Although permissions on any object can be

Creating New User Accounts in Microsoft Windows 8

What is a User Account? Technically, a user account it is an object that administrators create in the computer to share the operating system with other users while maintaining privacy and security of every individual at the same time. Every account that administrators create is assigned a unique username and a complex password. This combination

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