Warning: Administative accounts on Windows, MacOS, and even Linux/Unix are dangerous to use for anything other than administering/configuring the machine. These accounts have extra access without elevation that could easilhy be used by trojans/viruses to compromise the entire machine (particularly RANSOMEWARE). NEVER allow a local Administrative account on a machine to be authenticated by any cloud service. (this is your emergency account to fix issues and create/unlock/fix other local accounts) Always use COMPLETELY SEPARATE, NON-Administrative accounts for: running software. web browsing. downloading software to install. anything that involves connecting to a network resource. anything you can. Note - it is prudent to have multiple user (NON-ADMIN) accounts: For yourself: one for games and web browsing, one for private work like banking, maybe other tasks that should be isolated. For other people using the computer: Never let other people use YOUR account. For personal machines: You may want to make a VISITOR account for when you want to let others use your computer. For frequent users (spouses, children), make sure they have their own account.