How to remove 'Administrators' User from system. How to use 'Administrator' for all file access permissions.

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Thelps

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Hi all,

I was wondering how to remove the 'Administrators' User-type from my computer.

I object to being seemingly forced to use this account type as it applies my system has more than one Administrator.

I'd rather use the 'Administrator' account or even my Administrator Account's own specific name (the account that shares the name that I gave my PC during Windows installation)

Can someone explain how to use the Windows Properties > Security > Advanced > Advanced Security Settings Windows to avoid being forced to specify 'Administrators' to alter things like Full Control?

What would be ideal is if all User Account types were removed except for my own. This would simplify my use of Windows and help alleviate any misinterpretation being used as legal recourse for unauthorised access of my computer.

I'm aware this may sound like nitpicking but am keen to avoid any repercussions by Microsoft specifying legal loopholes to misinterpret my usage of Windows software.
 
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I don't think you understand the concepts.. (that's not a criticism.. its complex when you look under the bonnet) so be very careful what you do.. you can mess up your PC if you delete the wrong thing.

I think your driver.. legal repercussions? is slightly misplaced.. but good luck :)

Cheers

 
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if you have windows running on your system someone has already accepted Microsoft's license agreement and renaming and mangling the account structures really will not change your legal agreements
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-you can rename the administrator account name to anything you want, you just can not delete the last account with administrator rights.

-you can also rename the Administrators group to anything you want, but the type of rights they use will still be there on the system

-administrator is not the owner the windows files on a system anymore. "trustedinstaller" is the owner
- you can use the net.exe command to see the list of local accounts for your machine.
these accounts are stored in a file on your drive:
c:\windows\system32\config\SAM
start cmd.exe (as a admin to make admin level changes)
net.exe user (will show the list of created users in you SAM database)
net.exe localgroup (will show the list of predefined user types in the SAM database)
net.exe /? will provide help

if I run
net.exe user
it shows a list of 3 accounts
myusername, administrator, and guest
I have both the administrator and guest account deactivated.

I used to rename both accounts from the default names to prevent blind attacks but they are deactivated so I don't bother. If I felt some risk I would rename them, use special hidden char codes in them and deactivate them.




 
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Administrators is not a user, it is a group. The built-in Administrator account is a member of the Administrators group. When Windows is installed, a user profile is created that is also a member of the Administrators group.

The built-in Administrator account should be used only for system maintenance and recovery, it should not be used as a substitute for a regular user account that is also a member of the Administrators group. The reason for this is that the built-in administrator account can have UAC disabled independent from other members of the Administrators group, allowing any program run by the Administrator user to run with full system-wide privileges without asking for elevation.
 
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