About this tag
The admins tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about administrative accounts and permissions in Windows environments. Topics include whether a Microsoft account can be a domain admin, issues where an admin user loses rights to install or run programs, and using the Local Policy Editor to restrict other admin users from installing software. Registry permission problems for the administrators group in Windows 7 are also addressed. Additionally, the tag is used for forum-related requests directed at site admins, such as reporting spammers or asking how to mark a thread as solved. These threads reflect common challenges faced by Windows administrators in both domain and local contexts.
  1. TheodoreJ

    Can a Microsoft account be a domain admin?

    Hello everybody, If a user is signed in with a MS account (e.g. [email protected]) can (s)he also be a member of the Domain Admins group? Thank you.
    • TheodoreJ
    • Thread
    • admins domain group management membership microsoft security users windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  2. O

    Windows 8 I am admin and has no rights and can't even install or open programs !

    I have no right to access anything and i meant it , nothing at all i can do , i can't start a program or install a program , i entered the safe mode and from the cmd i created another user because it cant be created if the windows started normally , and in the new user the same problems exist ...
  3. K

    bad bad forum

    Devs/Admins don't do a favour for people either. No prior warnings/discussions/polls. Nothing. It's very sad how they treat the community.
    • krosslin
    • Thread
    • admins community developers discussion feedback forum issues polls treatment warning
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. Nir Harel

    Windows 7 Windows Local Policy Editor

    Hey , i have Windows 7 Ultimate and i want to set it so other admin users cant install programs. I have launched the Windows Local Policy Editor and i tried to find the line with the install field with no success. Can someone tell me what is the name of the field that consists of installing...
    • Nir Harel
    • Thread
    • admins configuration editor installed programs local policy permissions security user management windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  5. davidhk129

    Report Spammers in OLM to Outlook 2010 Migration Thread

    Admins or Mods, Please have a look at this thread. http://windowsforum.com/threads/convert-olm-files-and-migrate-to-outlook-2010-windows.179029/#post-587549 To me they are spammers.
    • davidhk129
    • Thread
    • admins community files migration mods outlook spam threads windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Feedback Forum
  6. davidhk129

    How do I mark my question as "solved" ?

    I don't see an option to mark a reply as answered and my question/problem solved. Do the Admins do that in this forum ?
  7. D

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Registry Permissions

    Greetings, I'm currently in the process of building a Windows 7 image for my institution. I'm trying to implement a few registry hacks that we've standardly used at least as long as I've been here. All of the keys still exist, but here's the one weird thing: the administrators usergroup does...
    • DSell88
    • Thread
    • admins configuration ownership permissions powershell registry scripting subinacl takeown windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming and Scripting