How do you guys handle remote users who don't have local admin access to their computers (laptops) when they need to add something like a local printer? I do have a backdoor account that I set up for ...

Protect domain-joined computer passwords with Windows’ Local Administrator Password Solution Your email has been sent Windows finally includes a tool to manage ...

Update, Jan. 29, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 27, has been updated with an in-depth explanation of the principle of least privilege, along with additional mitigation advice regarding ...

Microsoft has updated its Windows Local Administrator Password (LAPS) solution by adding support for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly "Azure Active Directory") and Microsoft Intune. The Entra ID and ...

Why it matters: New Windows installations will be more secure thanks to a recently implemented policy against recurring login attempts. Microsoft is waging war against brute force attacks, on all ...

Microsoft is investigating an interoperability bug between the recently added Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) feature and legacy LAPS policies. Windows LAPS helps admins manage ...

Not all Windows updates are security updates, but even scheduled cumulative updates that add new features to the operating system platform sometimes impact security areas. Take, for example, the ...

A Local Account and Windows have always gone hand to hand. Many would like to have an account that is not connected to the internet at all. Plain old simple local account. However, starting with ...

Windows Admin Center is a free tool accessible via browser that can make remote management more convenient, efficient, and secure. A lot of the value built into Windows Admin Center has to do with it ...

A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. Using this vulnerability, ...

Azure Active Directory authentication capabilities for IT pros using the Windows Admin Center in Azure management console are now commercially released at the "general availability" stage, per a ...