Joy. From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 8 "Microsoft" user accounts
Interesting stuff from an IT point of view about logging on to Windows 8 machines with Microsoft user accounts... A Microsoft account on a Windows 8 computer is treated as a local user account. By default, the account is added to the local Administrators group, which means the Microsoft account has full control over the system's hardware and software. Such a setup means that a Windows 8 computer essentially supports two authentication models: the Web-based model that relies on the Microsoft account and the Active Directory model that permits the computer to participate in the Windows domain. Hopefully there will be a way to turn the federated logon option off for domain-joined computers? -- James Rankin Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
