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The first item in the list reminded me of an exploit on Windows 7 that allowed anyone to login and use the computer without an account. I don't believe it treat
by hiimshort 6y ago
The first item in the list reminded me of an exploit on Windows 7 that allowed anyone to login and use the computer without an account. I don't believe it treated you as an administrator, but some other system user instead.
The trick was:
1. On the login screen, press the shift key until the Sticky Keys window pops up.
2. Click the informational "learn more" link. That will open up a text file in Notepad.
3. In Notepad, select File > Open.
4. Navigate to system32 and rename the sticky keys executable to something else. Then, copy bat.exe and give the copy the name of the original sticky keys program.
5. Press shift multiple times like before, but this time a terminal will appear.
6. Run explorer.exe
I was amazed that this not only worked, but wasn't patched in the years that I used Windows 7. It came in handy a few times, but I do hope they've fixed it by now. I know a lot of people still use Windows 7.