How will using this Adminless be better for windows 11 security. Will this be coming to windows 11 home in November

Question

HI I have learned something by a video I just watched on youtube.com today. I am wanting to now in November I have heard their will be a pin you are going to have setup in policy editor to be able to setup a brand new pin to grant temperary administor access to install a program or use command prompted. What you have to do if you set this up is you have to put in pin in every time to install a program. Will this be coming to windows 11 home in november.

The other thing I would like to now is if I enable this feature will this mean that I have to have a pin to login to windows or can I keep using my finger print reader to login to windows 11. I should say that the video I watched was only for windows 11 pro This feature has not roll out for windows 11 home as of yet but it might roll out for windows 11 home in november.

Here is the link to the video that it talks about this feature.

Adminless Windows 11 For Better PC Security

I am running Windows 11 home

24h2 currently.

Answer 1

I didn't bother to look at the video and went looking for articles that covered this instead, so here's what I found online that partially explains what you want to know.

Introducing Adminless Windows 11: A New Era of Security for PCs | Windows Forum

That article also refers to another by another author at the following, which I found more informative, but I'll leave it to you to decide which is easier for you to understand. It also refers to the original Microsoft Insider Blog article that included the feature, but there's little mentioned there, so I'm not bothering to include that reference here.

Adminless Windows 11 is Coming; Here's What It Means for Security on PCs | Beebom

The following excerpt from the second article describes how the operation of gaining Admin access to do things will work, as compared to how it does now via UAC.

"So instead of allowing UAC prompts, users will have to enter a PIN or authenticate using other Windows Hello methods to temporarily grant admin rights, similar to macOS and Linux. "

The bold text I added above indicates that you'll use either your PIN or other Windows Hello methods, which means items like Fingerprint, Photo, etc., so those will of course be available.

The primary reason they're using Windows Pro Group Policy for this new feature for now is apparently so it's just not turned on by default in the most recent Insider builds where it's being tested. Once Microsoft decides whether and how to release this to the wider Windows population, they'll include it in some future Windows 11 major update and since its purpose is to help consumers, it'll obviously be included in Windows Home whenever that time comes and need to be turned on by default in order to replace UAC completely.

The articles both mentioned that Microsoft will be discussing this new feature at Microsoft Ignite in November, so there'll likely be some additional information about the probable release date and other details made available at that time.

Rob

Answer 2

yes if you could keep me up to dat on this feature it would be appricated. Thanks

Answer 3

Hi Howard_35_78

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Based on your description, I understand that you are wondering if the administrator-less version will be available in Windows 11 Home Edition and if you need a password to log in to Windows.I understand your feelings very well!

Please allow me to explain that I am only a support person, not a member of the development team, so the information related to the subsequent development and update may not be completely accurate, and I suggest you to follow the notification on the official website.

However, I will answer your question from my personal point of view.

1. Will this feature be available in Windows 11 Home Edition?

I can't give you a full guarantee on this one, update decisions are still up to the developers.

But please be assured that I will help you keep an eye out and ask.

2. The specifics of how the feature will be utilized may be adjusted based on real-world testing and user usage, so I can't tell you the exact steps and scenarios at this time.

However, If you would like me to do so, and I get the information about the feature, I will let you know as soon as possible.

Otherwise, you can stay tuned to Microsoft's official announcements regarding the rollout of Windows 11 features.

The link is: Windows 11, version 24H2 update history - Microsoft Support

Have a nice day.

Best Regards

Arthur Sheng | Microsoft Community Support Specialist