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jrauman
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Today i use my one user account AND one desktop PC to do both day-to-day user tasks (E.g. read emaill, browse internet, write documents, query data in excel, etc.) as well as administrative tasks (e.g. create a user account, join a computer to the domain, build virtual servers, set user permissions on a shared folder (file server), install applications). As a best practice, i need to separate the day-to-day from the admin-level tasks. So i plan to have two accounts. But should i have two computers as well? Or can i just "run as" the second account whenever i need to do an admin thing (when i'm done and close that app, the second account would no longer be resident). Does that make sense? Or do i need to have a second computer to login to with that second account? If so would you do any of these?
1. Create a virtual machine that you spin up in Windows 10 when needed, and then turn off when done?
2. Create a virtual machine that lives on your virtual hosts that is always running and remote to it when needed?
3. Have a separate physical machine?
4. Use the same machine but switch users (not ideal i assume)
Looking for ideas, experiences, best practices, other options, etc.... The goal is for me not to be an active admin-level user when reading email or browsing the internet, BUT to be able to quickly be that admin when i need to do something admin-level.
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1. Create a virtual machine that you spin up in Windows 10 when needed, and then turn off when done?
2. Create a virtual machine that lives on your virtual hosts that is always running and remote to it when needed?
3. Have a separate physical machine?
4. Use the same machine but switch users (not ideal i assume)
Looking for ideas, experiences, best practices, other options, etc.... The goal is for me not to be an active admin-level user when reading email or browsing the internet, BUT to be able to quickly be that admin when i need to do something admin-level.
More...