The time that it takes for an attacker to do damage once they hijack or compromise the account or logon session is negligible. Thus, the fewer times that administrative user accounts are used the better, to reduce the times that an attacker can compromise the account or logon session.

Why do we need multiple accounts?

If you use a single user account on your computer, everyone will share the same application settings, files, and system permissions. … if you use multiple user accounts, everyone will have their own browser, which they can log into without worry. The same is true for other applications, like email clients.

Can you have two administrator accounts?

If you want to let another user have administrator access, it’s simple to do. Select Settings > Accounts > Family & other users, click the account to which you want to give administrator rights, click Change account type, then click Account type. Choose Administrator and click OK.