Thanks to this thread, I've been thinking about best practices for operating a Windows PC, even for those who are technically-inclined. For years, I've just run as an administrator and never had a ...

If you've ever accidentally entered the wrong command in Command Prompt or PowerShell you aren't alone—everyone does it eventually. Fortunately, one of Linux's best safeguards is now available for the ...

When using a Windows computer, you may find yourself needing to manage to hardware connected to the computer. This can be done by opening the device manager as an admin, where you can modify, update ...

I run my Win10 machine on a standard user account, and don't mind entering the admin creds when installing/removing software. But there are certain things I run frequently that require admin access to ...

This function lets you run a program as administrator (see also Win Run As Different User). THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

Steel Run As is a freeware utility that allows you to assign administrator permissions (or put the system in administrator mode) so that certain applications or commands can execute without having to ...