Windows 8.1 Administration: Essentials & Configuration: Pocket Consultant

Chapter 5. Managing user access and security

• Understanding user and group accounts

• Managing User Account Control and elevation prompts

• Managing local logon

• Managing stored credentials

• Managing local user accounts and groups

Computers running Windows 8.1 can be configured to be members of a homegroup, a workgroup, a workplace, or a domain. When a workstation is configured as a member of a homegroup or a workgroup, user access and security are configured on the workstation itself. When a workstation is configured as a member of a workplace or a domain, user access and security are configured at two levels: the local system level and the domain level. User access can be configured at the local system level for a specific machine, at the workplace level ...