Questions tagged [non-admin]
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How to run an .exe file in command line without adding PATH variable in Windows? [closed]
I've recently downloaded ffmpeg and I need to run it through command line. I'm not able to do that because I don't have admin rights. How do I work around that?
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How to perform admin operation on non-admin user WSL distro?
I have a WSL distro installed on a non-admin Windows account.
Some WSL operations require privilege elevation (e.g. --mount --bare).
But the admin account can't see the non-admin user's distro.
This ...
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How to enable/disable a LAN connetion as normal user in Windows 10
I have a Win10 workstation and I use a non-admin account for all normal operations.
I want my account to have the right to disable my VMnet1 and VMnet8 adapters because when up, my Wi-Fi becomes ...
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Running as administrator apps block mouse clicks to regular app windows
I am having this weird issue, where if an application is executed as admin, the OS GUI of regular ran apps no longer accepts mouse events.
Also, it is not a case of one foreground "admin" ...
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i want to stop service that is requare admin privileges [closed]
I want to stop some service in a non-admin account, but it requires admin rights, and I can't also open the cmd in admin mode because it needs the user name and password for admin, but I don't know ...
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What is the bug that makes fonts not work after a restart when not installed for all users? Is it fixable?
When installed for a single user, fonts disappear after a logoff. They are still in the registry and in the folder, but they aren't registered. Reinstalling them makes them work again. Why is that? Is ...
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Allow normal users to configure the TaskScheduler
Is it possible to give normal users such rigths that would allow them to configure the TaskScheduler or parts of it (like a single folder) on a Windows Server?
Background: I need to create & ...
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Changing the IP of a network adapter without admin rights as the restricted user
I’m a member of a company where computers are lend to workers without admin rights. Due to my specific hiring situation, despite being part of an area where "we" don't require changing IP ...
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Any way to restrict *.exe files (e.g. software installers) to not ask for admin rights?
On my work PC, I can download and run *.exe files as long as they are not detected as malware. Portable program installations also run fine.
Some programs can even be installed normally without ...
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Install an ODBC driver on Windows without admin rights
Is it possible to install an ODBC driver on Windows 10 without admin rights?
I have SQLiteODBC driver, which is a single dll file. I want to be able to use it without touching any privileged areas. In ...
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PsShutdown needs admin rights when setting t neq to 0
In a batch script on Windows 10 using PsShutdown to sleep my PC I noticed that PsShutdown needs admin rights if setting -t to everything except 0. You get an "Access is denied" message if ...
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How do you use a .bat file (or any kind of file) to run an exe or msi program without admin rights
So I've only done one thing with a bat file, and that was install steam with this command that I got off of a YouTube video: set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker start steamsetup. Now I want to use a bat ...
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Installing / Updating Docker Desktop on Mac without admin
I have a Mac where I do not have admin rights. I have requested and received temporary admin rights on the machine to install Docker. I just recently read that if we can install any software in a ...
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Windows 10: Disabling in-app app installation
I have setup a non-admin account for my kids in Windows 10 and installed a game from Microsoft Store (To make it specific: Dragon Mania Legends, it is an online game and needs network connection). The ...
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Windows 10 non admin install
I was at school today and saw something weird I wanted an explanation of how it works. So we can't install any programs on the school laptops, and someone at my school tried to install Roblox. I ...
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