The issue is that if a Windows system is properly configured, if you remove the Windows password - or change it - using a third party tool then files that account has access to become unreadable if encrypted with EFS - a built-in Windows tool.
I'm aware ha. That's why I keep saying as the sole means of authentication. How many off the shelf laptops come with disk encryption enabled/"properly configured"? Very very few.
Lastly, the vast majority, if not all, ways to remove or change the Administrator password - to my knowledge - require physical access to the machine in question.
That's what the entire thread is about. We are discussing with laptop theft and measures you can take to secure your computer.
Even so remote attacks are pretty common these days. A little VNC backhook and the hacker can see everything you see. Take over when you go to sleep.
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