Vista takes some getting used to, doesn’t it? Especially User Account Control (UAC) and the effects it has on doing things like running simple tasks. For example, if you open an ordinary command ...

We can change the account type of a user account in five easy ways. We’ll explore the following methods in this section: Change a user account type between Standard and Admin from User Accounts.

Since 2006, Microsoft has been bundling the PowerShell command-line shell that administrators can use to manage their computers and other computers on a network. "Windows PowerShell is a Windows ...

The built-in Administrator account is one of the most targeted account names by malicious programs and hackers that are attempting to access your computer without your permission. It is therefore a ...

Lots of the Windows Vista tweaks that I’m going to talk about here require an elevated Command Prompt session. The easiest way to get yourself an elevated command line is to click Start, type command, ...

This problem has now been solved, thanks guys! Can anybody enlighten me as to why the below command does not work from a Run prompt: runas /user:localhost\administrator "mmc compmgmt.msc" It says ...