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  2. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    Windows 1.0–3.11 and Windows 9x: all applications had privileges equivalent to the operating system;; All versions of Windows NT up to, and including, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: introduced multiple user-accounts, but in practice most users continued to function as an administrator for their normal operations.

  3. Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security - AOL Help

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    6. Scan the QR code using your authenticator app. 7. Click Continue. 8. Enter the code shown in your authenticator app. 9. Click Done. Sign in with 2-step for authenticator app. 1. Sign in to your AOL account with your password. 2. Enter the verification code shown in your authenticator app. 3. Click Verify.

  4. Mandatory Integrity Control - Wikipedia

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    The security subsystem implements the integrity level as a mandatory label to distinguish it from the discretionary access under user control that ACLs provide. Windows Vista defines four integrity levels: Low ( SID : S-1-16-4096), Medium ( SID: S-1-16-8192), High ( SID: S-1-16-12288), and System ( SID: S-1-16-16384). [ 1 ]

  5. List of features removed in Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Although the HTML Help technology also supports context-sensitive help (including "What's this" help), Windows Vista dialogs remove the "What's This" button and context sensitive and the "What's This" help functionality. [132] Other features. The ScriptPW.Password COM automation object to mask passwords from the command line is removed.

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

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    New code for Windows Vista was developed with the SDL methodology, and all existing code was reviewed and refactored to improve security. Some specific areas where Windows Vista introduces new security and safety mechanisms include User Account Control, parental controls, Network Access Protection , a built-in anti- malware tool, and new ...

  7. Buy Microsoft's Vista because its security is less bad ... - AOL

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  8. Windows Security Log - Wikipedia

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    In addition, an Administrator can use Winzapper to delete specific events from the log. For this reason, once the Administrator account has been compromised, the event history as contained in the Security Log is unreliable. [8] A defense against this is to set up a remote log server with all services shut off, allowing only console access. [9]

  9. Comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP has suffered criticism for security problems and issues with performance. Vista has received criticism for issues with performance and product activation. Another common criticism of Vista concerns the integration of new forms of DRM into the operating system, and User Account Control (UAC) security technology. [1] [2]