Re: Son using safe mode to give himself Admin access

Bob wrote:
I want to prevent my son from downloading programs and have given him a limited access. However, he keeps changing his access level - I know he doesn't have my password so think he might be using safe mode to change his access. Could this be the case and if so what can I do?


Simply set a password on the built-in Administrator account. Start > Run > "control userpasswords2."

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