Re: Turning off User Accounts

M.I.5¾ wrote:
"PD43" <pauld1943@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:th0dt350bvp842gv3k0c6ec6gshmh5ejae@xxxxxxxxxx
Taxed Mind <TaxedMind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

However I want to try something on a different user account, can I activate
the "Guest" account and then deactivate it later so that I never have the
choice of logging on to it later.
Yes

provided what you want to do can be acomplished within the very limited facilities that the guest account offers.

Don't leave the guest enabled longer than you need to as it is a secrity liability.


If the guest account has "very limited facilities" why is it such a security liability?

Bill
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