Ars Technica

Stand-alone W 2k3 server. Local Admin account locked out. No timeout. Am I SOL?

In my shop, we have stand-alone Windows 2003 Server. The whiz-kid who runs this server (not me, I'm the "Syadmin Who Fixes Things"; I work closely with the "Sysadmin Who Fucks Everything Up") deleted ...
Bleeping Computer

macOS Bug Lets Local Admin Unlock App Store System Prefs With Any Password

A bug has been discovered in macOS 10.13.2 that allows you to unlock the App Store system preferences using any username and password as long as you are logged in as a local admin. This means that if ...
Ars Technica

Resetting local admin account on a domain

I'm not sure why you'd want a local admin account on domain computers. I use restricted groups to control the who is a local administrator of these computers. Any non domain account is removed as an ...
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Create Local Administrator Account using CMD when you cannot sign in to Windows 11

This post will show you how to create a Local Administrator Account when you can’t sign in, using the UTILMAN.exe command line tool. Since you can’t sign in to Windows 11/10 and get to the desktop, ...

Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11

Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11 ...