How does this assertion of turning off admin privileges hold up with different Windows operating systems versions?
In Windows NT, Microsoft introduced the possibility that users could be administrators or standard users. This is also true for every Windows OS since then. The basic issues are the same for all of these operating systems. When users log in with administrator rights, these rights can be leveraged by malware or malicious users to do more harm. With administrator rights, you have complete control over the computer. This is the same no matter what OS you are running. There have been some small changes regarding which system settings require administrator privileges from OS to OS, but the biggest issue of applications requiring administrator privileges to run and install remains the same. When you eliminate admin rights, you can’t simply tell an employee that they can no longer use an application that is critical for the job. If an enterprise has not properly planned a mechanism to allow users to continue to do the work they need to do, there will be complaints. The good news is that there
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