Editing Securing your Windows Service installation (section)

== User accounts concepts ==

On any modern versions of a Windows operating system you can secure your system in same manner as you can on most *nix systems, by using unique user accounts and file system permissions. Modern Windows operating systems are also all capable of running with multiple user accounts logged in simultaneously, again, just like most *nix systems.

Every time a Windows system runs, there may be other user accounts logged in besides the account of the user that is accessing the console of the system. This is commonly the case when background programs need to be run in a particular security context. Desktop versions of Windows provided to consumers are typically configured to make the account of the first person to use a newly installed system an admin level account. This can make the system more vulnerable to security issues if that user of the system is not well versed proper security techniques and practices. This is no different than *nix users choosing to use the root account for their daily activities and as their primary login. You can setup Windows user accounts to not be admin level accounts and this will significantly help with the process of securing the operating system and Filezilla. 

While securing of a Windows system is out of the scope of this article there are a few suggestions provided:

- Set a password for your Administrator account(*nix root equivalent) and store it written in secure location, in case of future system wide upgrades or software installation needs. 

- Create new Limited User account for your daily work, or remove your current account from Administrators group, or use "Control Panel/Users/Limited User" option and protect it with password if necessary.

Reminder: Incorrect use of accounts and permissions and not understanding Windows security concepts can have devastating effects. Please make sure you understand the changes you are making to accounts on any Windows systems before attempting any security related changes.