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Built in Administrator - account security questions?
After a couple of weeks of using Windows 10, I finally have the OS installed, tweaked and personalized.
The last thing on the list is to tighten-up the default security account/settings of Windows 10 on the PC. In the past I attempted to do this w/ Windows 7 with nightmarish "Permission," corrupt "User-Profile" results.
There are currently two accounts on the PC:
My main account "seedless" [Standard User - Local Account] Windows 10 default settings. No password. Minimal permissions issues (so-far?) on my different HDD's.
"Built-in "Administrator" [Disabled - never used - no password has been set] I understand that this is a emergency account, and would prefer never having to use it!
I don't envision having a MS account in the future. My next project is going to be Hyper-V (do I need a MS acct. for that?).
If I re-name and add a password to the "Built-in "Administrator" account, will I forever have to look at it when I log on the the PC? Will the re-naming change the SID? How have other members done it?
I've read through the tutorials:
Administrator account - Enable or Disable in Windows 10
Account Type - Change in Windows 10
Permissions - Change Owner of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key
Permissions - Allow or Deny Access to Users and Groups
As you can see from what I've listed above. I terrified of future "permission" issues. I have a few different HDD's with music, tv, movies, etc. that were created with old Windows 7, using different programs when they were originally created.
Are there any other recommended guides for the security questions I have without getting to tin-foil-hattty? Any ideas?
I would prefer to use gpedit.msc to set the password ansd security settings? So after a fresh install down the road, I would be able to just restore the old settings with this guide Group Policy Settings - Backup and Restore and carry-on. Would this be possible?