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.

When you force users to change their Account Password at next Login, they will see a message The user’s password must be changed before signing in. In this post, we will see how to enforce this policy ...

The User Account Control (UAC) tool was one of Vista's most vilified features -- popping up and nagging you whenever you wanted to install or update a program -- and many users will be surprised to ...

For Windows administrators, a common practice is to have a local username and password for administration when cached credentials are not available. Learn how to change an existing configuration. In a ...

Windows 8 will soon be here, and if you plan to set up a system to be shared by more than one person, you’ll want to know how to add and manage user accounts. As with many aspects of the Windows ...

Here’s how you can easily turn off the user account control (UAC) in Windows 7. 1. Go to the Control Panel. 2. Go to User Accounts. 3. Click on Change User Account Control Settings. 4. Adjust the ...

While users can change their own passwords, select a different default shell and make changes to their environment settings (like their search paths), they cannot—at least not without root ...

One of the most-frequently-asked questions about Mac OS X is “How do I change my short username?” While it’s easy to change your full username—an easily-accessible setting in Accounts preferences—the ...