Microsoft rolls out administrator protection feature to some Windows 11 users to boost security

Microsoft has been testing a new Windows 11 security feature called “administrator protection” for a few months, and now the company has rolled it out to more users to try out. Currently available to Windows Insiders who are beta testing preview builds of the operating system, the new security feature introduces important new protections by only assigning standard user permissions to administrator accounts. Authentication prompts appear when higher privileges are needed to complete a task. See also: The security feature is now available in the latest release to the Canary Channel, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27774. It is described… [Continue Reading]