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Configure Credential Guard via Group Policy

Credential Guard in Windows Server 2016 allows you to protect in-memory credentials. This post explains how Credential Guard works...
Find AD users with empty password using PowerShell

If the PASSWD_NOTREQD flag is set in the userAccountControl attribute, the corresponding user account can have an empty password,...
Why the built-in administrator account can’t open Edge (and a lesson in UAC)

If you log on with the built-in administrator account or a domain administrator account on a Windows 10 computer,...
Thoughts about User Account Control’s (UAC) primary design goal

Some weeks ago, I blogged about a security bug in Windows 7's UAC that allows malware to exploit the...
The myth about the standard user in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Last week, I discussed some popular myths about the built-in Administrator account. Today, I will talk about a related...
I somehow must have missed this discussion about this serious Windows 7 User Account Control (UAC) security hole (perhaps...
The myths about so-called hidden built-in administrator account in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Some days ago, I stumbled across an article over at MS Windows Vista Compatible Software that explains how to...
FREE: Steel Run As – Let standard users execute with administrator rights

Steel Run As solves a problem that every Windows administrator faces sooner or later. It allows you to let...
Windows 7 UAC vulnerabilities

There is an interesting debate going on between Microsoft and two bloggers (Long Zheng and Rafael Rivera) who both...
Some days ago I reviewed Smart UAC, a replacement for Vista’s UAC (User Account Control). Symantec is working on...
FREE: Smart UAC – Disable UAC prompts for particular programs

Smart UAC is a free tool that replaces Vista’s UAC (User Account Control). It allows you to mark certain...
Vista User Account Control statistics and changes to UAC in Windows 7

Microsoft’s Windows 7 blog has an interesting post about UAC (User Account Control). Ben Fathi, vice president for core...
The Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 Shutdown Event Tracker is a little like the UAC prompts. It gets...
The easiest way to disable UAC temporarily

Some weeks ago, I blogged about a little script that allows you to turn off Vista's UAC temporarily by...
Temporarily disable Vista UAC without reboot

One of the features Vista’s UAC lacks is a way to temporary disable it without reboot. Under Linux you...
The results of my poll about Vista's User Account Control (UAC) are quite impressive. More than 2000 4sysops readers...
FREE: TweakUAC – Turn off Vista UAC quickly

I just stumbled across TweakUAC, a nifty free tool that allows you to turn off UAC faster than with...
FREE: Script Elevation PowerToys – elevate PowerShell

With Vista's UAC (User Account Control) enabled, you need an elevated command shell if you have to run commands...
Poll: Did you disable Vista’s UAC?

Most of the more tech savvy Vista users I talked to disabled UAC (User Account Control) or at least...