I have 2 users: - Domain\Me (domain user) - .\MeAdmin (local administrator) I frequently have to update my registry for multiple purposes (IE trusted sites, override policies, etc.). e.g. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\gov.pt] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\gov.pt\portaldasfinancas] "https"=dword:00000001 "http"=dword:00000001 My problem lies with the fact that have been told that I cannot make myself (domain account) local admin, I have to use an independent local admin account for all administrator tweaks. The thing is, if I run this as user .\MeAdmin, it will run current user of MeAdmin and not user Domain\Me; if I run as Domain\Me, I will bump into permissions wall. Is there a way to assign Domain\Me permissions to edit registry without being Administrator, or update current user of that account through local admin? Note: I've read about remote registry connections, but I was hoping to still run this as a script/shell for automation purposes. **Update:** When I run through domain user (all HKEY_CURRENT_USER entries): [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/K2pGZ.png