Comments on: Why use a "Limited User" account on Windows? http://techknack.net/why-use-a-limited-user-account-on-windows/ The rantings of a techie Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:23:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: eternicode http://techknack.net/why-use-a-limited-user-account-on-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-63 eternicode Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:35:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/why-use-a-limited-user-account-on-windows/#comment-63 Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.<br/><br/>Regarding the disk defrag, I just opened an admin Explorer window, right click the drive, and click "Properties", and it let me disk defrag from there.<br/><br/>Regarding power settings...I use a Dell Inspiron E1705, which has Dell proprietary software installed to handle that stuff. Unfortunately, there was no way to use runas to modify the settings for my account. I ended up making my user account admin (for a very short time) just to get those settings custom, so i feel your pain! Thanks, I’m glad you liked it.

Regarding the disk defrag, I just opened an admin Explorer window, right click the drive, and click “Properties”, and it let me disk defrag from there.

Regarding power settings…I use a Dell Inspiron E1705, which has Dell proprietary software installed to handle that stuff. Unfortunately, there was no way to use runas to modify the settings for my account. I ended up making my user account admin (for a very short time) just to get those settings custom, so i feel your pain!

]]> By: Anonymous http://techknack.net/why-use-a-limited-user-account-on-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Anonymous Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:42:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/why-use-a-limited-user-account-on-windows/#comment-62 Good article, thanks. I have been using a limited user account for a few days now... I have found it suprisingly easy and not as annoying as I expected. I am sure the security benefits far outweigh the annoyance. <br/>The only slight issue I have is not being able to run disk defrag (I am sure my PC needs it after installing so many files and programs!) and not being able to change the power settings so when I close my laptop lid it just turns the screen off instead of going to standby. Good article, thanks. I have been using a limited user account for a few days now… I have found it suprisingly easy and not as annoying as I expected. I am sure the security benefits far outweigh the annoyance.
The only slight issue I have is not being able to run disk defrag (I am sure my PC needs it after installing so many files and programs!) and not being able to change the power settings so when I close my laptop lid it just turns the screen off instead of going to standby.

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