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Removing Non-IT Users From the Local Administrators Group in Microsoft Windows

By Marco Alcala March 12, 2023

Removing users from the local administrators group in Microsoft Windows can be done using the following steps:

Log in to Windows with an account that has administrator privileges.
Open the “Computer Management” tool by right-clicking on “Computer” in the Start menu or in File Explorer and selecting “Manage.”
In the “Computer Management” window, expand “Local Users and Groups” and click on “Groups.”
In the right pane, double-click on “Administrators” to open the group’s properties.
In the “Administrators Properties” window, select the user or group that you want to remove from the “Members” list.
Click on the “Remove” button to remove the selected user or group from the administrators group.
Click “OK” to save the changes.

Note that removing a user from the local administrators group will prevent them from performing administrative tasks on the computer. Therefore, it is important to only remove users who no longer require administrator access to the computer.

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Last updated on March 12, 2023

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