About Local User #
We ONLY recommend using Local Users. On computers provided by us, the User Account and Kiosk Mode is setup for you. If you have purchased your own computer for use with missionsApp, do not use Microsft User Accounts.
Local user accounts are stored locally on the device. These accounts can be assigned rights and permissions on a particular device, but on that device only. Local user accounts are security principals that are used to secure and manage access to the resources on a device, for services or users.
DO NOT CONNECT A MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE ACCOUNT – Connecting OneDrive will affect performance.
Security considerations #
Because the Administrator account is known to exist on many versions of the Windows operating system, it’s a best practice to disable the Administrator account when possible to make it more difficult for malicious users to gain access to the server or client computer.
You can rename the Administrator account. However, a renamed Administrator account continues to use the same automatically assigned security identifier (SID), which can be discovered by malicious users. For more information about how to rename or disable a user account, see Disable or activate a local user account and Rename a local user account.
As a security best practice, use your local (non-Administrator) account to sign in and then use Run as administrator to accomplish tasks that require a higher level of rights than a standard user account. Don’t use the Administrator account to sign in to your computer unless it’s entirely necessary.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/access-control/local-accounts
