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Microsoft on Windows 10 Security Improvements

posted by n1 on Thursday October 23 2014, @12:19PM   
from the windows-security-oxymoron dept.

The Mighty Buzzard writes:

Martin Brinkmann over at ghacks.net brings us info on Windows 10 security changes:

The company started to open up only recently and reveal additional information about Windows 10. It published a lengthy blog post today on the Windows For Your Business blog that details security improvements coming to the operating system.

Aimed at business and enterprise customers, it provides insight for consumers as well.

One of the changes discussed in the blog post is how Microsoft plans to change how users identify themselves on the system. Microsoft plans to eliminate single-factor authentication systems such as user/password log ins by building improved protection right into the operating system.

Yeah, I know we're way off normal in Linux usership around here but we still have relatives whose computers we have to fix, so...

• Re:change how users identify themselves (Score: 2, Informative) by Jtmach on Thursday October 23 2014, @01:44PM

  by Jtmach (1481) on Thursday October 23 2014, @01:44PM (#109154)

  Almost impossible might be a bit of an overstatement.

  I just did it on the Windows 10 preview.
      Click start button
      Type users
      Select manage user accounts
      Click my profile
      Click disconnect
      Provide a new user name and password and your done

  Could it be easier? Sure, but it's not that bad (though I don't recall seeing an option in the installer to set it up as an offline account, and I wish they would allow that).

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