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Is it possible for a user to change an elevated account's password? (Windows)
We have a (windows server) machine that we rdp into, we don't want to allow connecting over rdp as an admin, but we want to have access to admin on the machine.
So, we have an admin account for each ...
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Windows 10/11 disable WiFi for Users group
I would like to disable WiFi access for all user accounts on a specific laptop. Is there a way to do it via the OS? I would like administrators to still be able to use WiFi while users can only use ...
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Automatic credentials of administrator account (Windows 10)
Using Windows 10 with two user accounts:
One "standard user" (USER-S)
One "admin user" (USER-A) who is an administrator on the local machine
Typically, USER-S is logged in. Most ...
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How to change IIS Pool Process Integrity Level
I can not locate where can I change the Integrity Level of an account that's run a Pool on IIS
On this capture you can see that One pool is run with High Integrity and the other with Medium. The high ...
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Windows 10 user access rights - Allow updates but don't allow new installs
I am working with a Windows 10 network with all users/computers connected to AD. I want to remove admin rights of the local Windows users accounts and put everyone on limited access rights BUT, I don'...
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UAC: Windows does not display Yes button or password field
Related issues, not a duplicate of:
"Yes" is disabled in Windows 10 elevation dialog
Automate UAC to not prompt for admin user/pass when app needs "run as administrator"
UAC ...
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Is it safe to have local admin account without a password?
Assuming I don't have admin password set:
While working under admin and having UAC enabled is there a way for downloaded software to get admin permissions without me clicking "Yes" in the ...
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How to install application on Windows 10 exclusively for users with a normal account?
I have installation for app(.exe) file and when i run it, it displays Yellow User Account Control dialog.
But i don't know and I can't find way to run this installation file and install the ...
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Unable to login into admin account in windows 7
I have Windows 7 utimate edition on my PC, After a long time i work on my PC i am not able to log into my "Administrator" account, when i check the "Administrators" localgroup i found it have two ...
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Windows Hello gives "The user name of password is incorrect" after changing user name
I have been using a USB fingerprint reader to sign in to multiple accounts using Windows Hello on my PC. I am logged into a domain account (without admin rights), with the other account being a local ...
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Changing UAC for child account on Windows 10
Is there a way to change the UAC settings on windows 10 for a Microsoft Family Child account? If I log in as that child, I can access the UAC settings but can't alter them (a child account is a ...
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User account working as administrator - not wanted
I have the opposite problem as many of those who make questions about Admin accounts here.
My PC failed, so I did a factory reset thus reinstalling Win 10 Pro from scratch.
I first created a ...
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UAC should always let me input user name
I am using Windows 10 (1703) and I see two different kinds of UAC dialogs (with respect to behaviour):
(1) User field is editable immediately
(2) At least 2 clicks required before editing of user ...
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Windows 7 - run as administrator doesnt ask for password [duplicate]
Local computer with Windows 7 Professional was connected to domain XXX.local. I switched it to local group YYY.
After reboot I have one account ZZZ with no admin rights. When I try to open UAC or ...
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How to tell if my user account is a privileged account?
I'm looking for a nuts and bolts answer to this, so if that means digging in to SDDL (or whatever...I want to SEE the "token"), I'm ok with that.
UAC policy settings have two consent behavior options:...
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