Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 37 minutes ago
Users who log on interactively with administrative rights (such as administrators in Windows) have significant capabilities to modify configurations and make system-wide changes, which can affect the overall security posture of Windows. These powerful administrative rights represent an attack vector for malicious software to compromise a device and gain unauthorized access to data on the device and on the network, disable OS security features, compromise privacy, and evade detection by security monitoring applications. Administrator protection, the new platform security feature in Windows 11, aims to protect free floating admin rights for administrator users allowing them to still perform all admin functions with just-in-time admin privileges.
Users who log on interactively with administrative rights (such as administrators in Windows) have significant capabilities to modify configurations and make system-wide changes, which can affect the overall security posture of Windows. These powerful administrative rights represent an attack vector for malicious software to compromise a device and gain unauthorized access to data on the device and on the network, disable OS security features, compromise privacy, and evade detection by security monitoring applications. Administrator protection, the new platform security feature in Windows 11, aims to protect free floating admin rights for administrator users allowing them to still perform all admin functions with just-in-time admin privileges.
