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Resolved Multiple Administrator Accounts in Windows 7

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by James Martin, 2015/08/18.

  1. 2015/08/18
    James Martin

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    Recently, I ran a tool called Windows Repair twice in Windows safe mode (as directed), and the tool fixed a couple of nagging issues that had bothered me for months. Afterwards, I ran Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, and it gave me a pretty good report except for the fact that I now have 7 administrator accounts!...

    More than 2 Administrators were found on this computer.
    User
    Administrator
    NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
    NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
    NT AUTHORITY\SERVICE
    NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
    NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller
    james2
    ​

    Is this anything to be concerned with? I'm assuming the repair tool may have had something to do with this.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    You can Google them and find things like:

    "Network Service" is a built-in local account used by the service control manager.

    So NO, there are nothing to be concerned about.
     
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    James Martin

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    Thanks, Steve.

    This is an area of Windows that I have limited knowledge about and have never really comprehended the full meaning of it all.
     
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    rsinfo

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    To add to Steve. Administrator is a built in administrator account which by default is not revealed in Win7+. You have to enable it manually to use it.

    In your case the user james2 is the Administrator.
     
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    James Martin

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    Agreed.

    I've enabled the hidden administrator account a few times before, but just for looks. In my thinking, the only administrator accounts I knew of were mine and the hidden account. Now I have seven? Baseline Security Analyzer suggested disabling some of them.

    I assume the repair tool must have created some of these extra accounts, because they are not detected on my Windows 7 laptop.
     
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    rsinfo

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    NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
    NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
    NT AUTHORITY\SERVICE
    NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
    NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller

    All these accounts are inbuilt & play different roles in Windows. Disabling them is not recommended.
     
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    James Martin

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    I figured as much.

    Thanks.
     
    Last edited: 2015/08/19
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