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  2. User profiles in Microsoft Windows - Wikipedia

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    "Administrator" - All versions of NT-based Windows have an administrator account and corresponding profile, although on XP this account may only be visible on the logon screen if the computer is started in safe mode. In Windows Vista, it is disabled by default.

  3. Windows SteadyState - Wikipedia

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    Administrators can also choose to make other system-wide changes, such as disabling the welcome screen, removing the shutdown dialog from the logon screen, and hiding the built-in Windows Administrator account. The administrator can block access to specified programs on a per-user basis. SteadyState presents a list of programs found in the ...

  4. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    When an application requests higher privileges or when a user selects a "Run as administrator" option, UAC will prompt standard users to enter the credentials of an Administrator account and prompt Administrators for confirmation and, if consent is given, continue or start the process using an unrestricted token. [7]

  5. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    Using the Programs menu 1. Click Start, select All Programs or Programs, select Norton Internet Security, and then click Norton Internet Security. Note: If you are using Windows 8, move your mouse to the top right of your desktop and then click on Start. Type Z to locate ZoneAlarm in your programs. 2. In the Internet section, click On next to ...

  6. List of features removed in Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    The RunAs feature in the shell has been replaced with "Run as administrator" of User Account Control. The RunAs feature does not allow a local administrator-equivalent command shell to be started except for the Administrator account. [38] Internet Explorer can no longer be launched from a command prompt started with alternate credentials using ...

  7. Control Panel (Windows) - Wikipedia

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    Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. It consists of a set of applets that include adding or removing hardware and software, controlling user accounts, changing accessibility options, and accessing networking settings.

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    Get answers to your AOL Mail, login, Desktop Gold, AOL app, password and subscription questions. Find the support options to contact customer care by email, chat, or phone number.

  9. Security and safety features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Applications written with the assumption that the user will be running with administrator privileges experienced problems in earlier versions of Windows when run from limited user accounts, often because they attempted to write to machine-wide or system directories (such as Program Files) or registry keys (notably HKLM) [2] UAC attempts to ...