Use an account administrator with elevated privileges

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• Windows 7 - a single account - administrator with guest privileges

  Trying to help a friend who just bought a used computer at a local thrift store. I was going to clean up a bit and found that the laptop has 1 single user account to connect to the laptop - administrator account - but it shows that as with guest privileges. It doesn't have a password associated with it so I can start as administrator, but only the privileges of comments.

  When I try to add a user through managing, I get a popup that says if you want to allow this, type an administrator password. There is no account administrator with full administrator privileges to do this. The YES option is grayed out and pretty much that appears whenever I try to do anything about this either on the laptop as to remove an old program in Control Panel, etc...

  Is the only way to get this administrator account to full administrator privileges to delete it and reinstall? He did nothing with the wise laptop - just for laptop software and the power cord in.

  Any suggestions on a way around this box that requires administrator privileges or a way to elevate the administrator account back to administrator privileges?

  With the help of a PC of uncertain origin is high-risk stuff. The machine may be badly infected, or it could be hacked so to it displays each of your typing on a computer hacker in a distant country. Your best bet is to perform a destructive factory restore so that she is "like new". This will also solve your problem of password. Consult the manufacturer's web page for detailed instructions.

• How to set up a local administrator account with elevated privileges, but without the rights of local access connection

  I want workstation installation a Windows 7 where regular users only have power user rights, because I do not want that they either accidentally change important settings or for malicious to be processes able to run Web sites. However that these will be remote users there maybe times when they need a local administrator account to allow them to perform installation, correction or updating. So, I created a local user account, added to the Administrators group and used the Panel of local security policy and the account added to the list "Deny log on locally '.

  It works by refusing the admin account to connect directly. However when I log in under the power user account and run something that requires elevated privileges the admin account is refused to carry out the process.

  What is the combination of security settings can I refuse a desktop session Admin account but allows it to be used for processes requiring elevated privileges?

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.
  This is quite normal. When you refuse the privileges of local access connection, local users can not use the administrator account information because it is be the local login. So, it is better to create a domain and restrict the use of administrative operations to the administrator.

• Administrator user accounts: how to move my administrator account to the elevated privileges?

  How to upgrade my account administrator high?

  There is no 'high' administrator account (except perhaps the top and you should never use for day-to-day administrative tasks - activate only when there is NO other choice).  You can have special rights granted in a standard user, but an administrator has all.  An administrator in Vista is not all rights and access as we did in XP and that is just the way Vista was designed - it's more control over permissions.

  What specifically do you want to do that you can't because you don't are not "high"?

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Additional administrator with less privileges

  Hello!

  I would like to know how to create an additional administrator / Junior with fewer privileges than a super admin. I use the network of windows server domain in 2012. Some features like creating users / group, sharing files or access the file with administrator privileges should be removed for the junior.

  Please help me.

  Concerning

  Sagar

  Hello

  Post your question in the TechNet Server Forums, as your question kindly is beyond the scope of these Forums.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/WindowsServer/en-us/home?category=WindowsServer

  See you soon.

• Access denied in even cmd.exe with elevated privileges

  Hello

  Have a problem to run several commands in cmd.exe on Windows Vista Home Premium SP2.

  Even when I select run as administrator at the launch of cmd.exe, many commands such as chkdsk, ping, tracert, net user, etc just respond with access is denied.

  I tried to boot into safe mode and Startup Repair running (which is no problem).

  When I press F8 at startup and go to repair and try to select the 'Administrator' account, it is said, has turned off and I have to use another administrator account.

  If I open a command prompt after booting in safe mode, all of the above commands run without problem. While in the safe mode command prompt, I tried "net user administrator / Active: Yes" which made no difference (IE. "I don't see yet any administrator account).

  I also tried to boot into the Trinity Rescue disk and deliverance winpass-u "administrator." I was expecting it to request a new password, but it does not so do not know if it worked. Whatever he did, it made no difference.

  A little puzzled. Can someone help me determine what is the problem?

  You can try to create a new user account (Administrator) and check if the problem persists. If the problem persists then unfortunately you must perform a custom installation (all data will be saved to the Windows.old folder) but if the luck and the new user account works, then you can delete the existing account.

  See you soon.

• How to activate the account administrator with the limited user account

  Aslamo alaikoum to all

  Hi friends

  Please help me

  I disabled my administrator account and now I have only limited user account

  and I have no admin rights, to guide please how I enabled the administrator account

  You can create a limited user account administrator accounts.
   
  Open as administrator, then you can.

• I started checkdisc in SafeMode with elevated privileges, but does not

  Rebooted to get the utility will, but he will not normal boot, safe mode, but once again. only way to reboot click on the button and let the F8 to take me to normal windows.

  System32 seems to work hard, but not the process of 45 minutes for checkdisc, others talk about disk check who need 45 minutes. I did not comment on whether if the disc is dirty or not; as you can see I've already gotten so that it starts without any to happen

  My goal is to get an extra speed in my system.

  I also ran: ccleaner, System Restore, system boot update minimum tool, Malware, preparation and get a copy of my registry

  Using Vista Business 32-bit

  Thank you

  Hello

  This is how to run and different orders in question:

  "How to run the check disk at startup in Vista or Windows 7"

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

  See you soon.

• Error - you must use an account with administrator privileges to install Windows 8.1

  Original title: Windows 8 installs 8.1 Windows Update even though I am the administrator

  Hello, I recently brought an Alienware X 51 with Dell Windows 8, I installed all the updates, now that I see the Windows 8.1 update in the store, I clicked on it and I clicked on download it came with this message.

  Store

  You must use an account that has administrator privileges to install Windows 8.1. try to connect with the user of an administrator on this PC account and retry the update

  now, I understand that I am the administrator of my PC and the only administrator of my PC anyway I signed on my Microsoft Account that I use for my PC and signed again the problem is the message came again and continues to come and I cannot update my Alienware X 51 with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 if someone could help me solve this problem , it would be very useful and that they would have my gratitude.

  Hello

  I've read reports that uninstalling Windows Update KB2871389, and then put it back solves the problem.

  I read recently that this Fix - It might help...

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058/en-us

  I noticed an update of windows has posted recently for my 8.1 Win correct problems with the store...

  You can check to see if she shows up to win 8 also... I can't remember the number of KB unfortunately.

• Error message "You must use an account with administrator privileges to install windows 8.1..." When you try to download Windows 8.1

  ORiginal title: cannot download Windows 8.1 due to problems of administrator

  Hello

  I just got a new laptop, Dell Inspiron 15R with pre-installed Windows 8. Aware of the Windows 8.1 update I logged on my account (which represent the highlights of settings I have administrative privileges) has sailed to the store windows and clicked on the download tab Update button. I received this error message that I couldn't fix:
  "You must use an account with administrator privileges to install windows 8.1." Try connecting with the user of an administrator on this PC account and retry the update"
  I am the only user of this computer and as such am probably the only person capable or able to be an administrator. Does anyone have a solution?
  Thanks in advance.

  Hi Paul,.

  Uninstall the update of KB2871389 and then manually download and install it can help get the problem solved.

  Perform the steps suggested by anon_no_name from the link below and see if it helps.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows8_1-windows_install/Windows-81-will-not-download-from-the-store/d3c57b8b-ACD2-4BD9-82e4-1b51b206e311

  Note: Click on the below link to download and install the update manually

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2871389/en-us

  Answer please if you have any questions.

• Upgrade to 8.1 fails "you must use an account with administrator privileges to install Windows 8.1." "Try loggin with the user of an administrator on this PC account and try the update again.

  Hello

  I have some difficulties to try to upgrade to windows 8... The computer asked me to go to 8.1, I click OK and it sends me to the store. Then I click on "Download Windows 8.1 Pro" and I get the message:
  "You must use an account with administrator privileges to install Windows 8.1." Try loggin with the user of an administrator on this PC account and retry the update", as shown in the attached picture.

  The thing is that I am the only administrator account.
  I also checked enable the built-in Administrator, by logging in and trying to here, but from the account built-in administrator is not aloud me to use Store.

  What can I do? Thank you

  Original title: upgrade Windows 8 Pro x 64 to Windows 8.1

  Hello

  I've read reports that uninstalling Windows Update KB2871389, and then put it back solves the problem.

  I read recently that this Fix - It might help...

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058/en-us

• TOSHIBA Power Saver won't work on the account with limited privileges

  Good day to all.
  I have old Satellite 1410 and for security, I am working on an account with limited privileges. I can't start Toshiba Power Saver, I get "access denied" message.
  I need to remove energy saver and I use Control Panel Power Option, but I can not here the default brightness.
  Can someone help me?

  Janusz

  Without system administrator privileges, many system options are locked and could not be used.
  You need admin rights to access this tool.

• How can I make myself clean and my computer with no other account administrator?

  How can I make myself clean and my computer with no other account administrator?

  Do not run as administrator on a daily basis - and in Windows 7, there is absolutely no need to do so.

  Configure a user account Standard for yourself to run on a daily basis and create an administrator account (call the Admin or something similar with a password) to use in an emergency and only for purposes of elevation.

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• How can I reset passwords using the hidden administrator account?

  Original title: hidden admin account

  How can you reset pass using the hidden account dmin. ? That can make the admin account hidden?

  I have windows vista and I am the only administrator and user of my laptop.

  Hello

  You cannot use the hidden administrator account to reset the password. If you forget your only means of password to reset using the password reset disk. See the article below for further assistance.
  What to do if you forget your Windows password
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-to-do-if-you-forget-your-Windows-password

  Activate hidden administrator account gives you access to the files or the privileges if you are denied access in some cases.

  Hope this information helps.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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• The use of SMS for ThinReg an application with elevated permissions

  I ran a very specific scenario that left me speechless for awhile. I thought I'd share incase any who found themselves in the same position. Here's the scenario:

  I have a ThinApp application that resides on a network share. I used "PermittedGroups = domain users" in the package.ini to ensure the application was used only on campus for purposes of licensing. I tried ThinReg the application for all users (.\thinreg.exe/r/a network\appname.exe) on about 300 computers using SMS. Most of these users are local administrators on their computers , but not all. Therefore, in cases where the user is not a local administrator, the registration script would fail. The great advantage of SMS gives us when deploying applications is that we can elevate permissions and perform the installation under the local SYSTEM account. With MSI and these that works beautifully, but in this scenario, there is not. The problem is that the local SYSTEM account is not a member of the group "Domain users" and therefore was not allowed to run (or ThinReg) executable file. I've thought about it a while and decided to add the domain group "Computers in the domain" to the PermittedGroups list. To my disappointment, it does not solve the problem. After much trial and error, I changed the Package.ini to read PermittedGroups = domain users; SYSTEM

  It worked! SMS is able to raise the installation so that account SYSTEM and the application successfully ThinReg. "Domain users" are able to run the application, while local users are not. I even tried to create a new user account called SYSTEM on my test XP machine to see if I could it crazy that way, but the OS won't let you create a user account with this name. I'm not entirely sure why this works; the PermittedGroups = parameter is designed to contain groups, not users. If someone saw, I would be happy to hear it. If not, hope it can help someone.

  ~ spence

  Hey Spence,

  Interesting. What version of ThinApp did you use? We changed Thinreg in 4.0.1 so it doesn't look like PermittedGroups when you use the switch/a, for exactly the reason why you have described. Of course, PermittedGroups is always checked when executing.