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    Need full Administrator authorization not local

    Hello to anyone reading this. Thanks for your interest. I'm trying to help the aunt of a friend of mine. She doesn't remember her account password (I know) and would like to get back into her account. There's a lot of back story to this that I won't bore you with. The computer is a desktop Asus...
    • Dmin11
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    • administrator administrator rights asus authorization bookmarks browser settings command prompt computer help desktop local administrator password reset system authority technical support user accounts user passwords windows 10 windows home
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25145

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25145 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR This build includes a few new features rolling out including an update for Narrator Braille driver support, OneDrive storage alert and subscription management in Settings, and Local...
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    • accessibility app usage build 25145 features feedback file explorer fixes improvements insider preview known issues local administrator narrator onedrive password solution privacy security settings task manager user experience windows 11
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    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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    Windows 10 A guide on how to remote lock computers on the network with one batch file

    This method works on Windows 11,10, 8.1 & 7 as well. All programs for this guide are free. Download links PsTools PsTools - Windows Sysinternals FePsTools Front-end for PsTools | DaviTools Nircmd (At the bottom of the page. Not the 64 bit one.) NirCmd - Windows command line tool Winrar...
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    • batch file batch scripting command execution command line configuration tips fepstools file sharing local administrator network tools nircmd pstools remote lock remote management system administration tool configuration windows 10 windows 11 windows 7 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    GP to make a user or a service member of the DCOM group

    Hello Experts, Looking for some guidance on how to make a user or service account a member of local administrator, DCOM, and Performance Monitoring group. Thanks!
    • win2kseries
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    • access control dcom expert advice group policy guidance local administrator performance monitoring user management windows administration
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

    The "Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS) provides management of local account passwords of domain joined computers. Passwords are stored in Active Directory (AD) and protected by ACL, so only eligible users can read it or request its reset. Link Removed
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    • acl active directory domain computers laps local administrator password management password reset security user access
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    3062591 - Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Now Available - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (May 1, 2015): V1.0 (May 1, 2015): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is offering the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) that provides a solution to the issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. LAPS resolves...
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    • administration advisory domain helpdesk laps local administrator microsoft password solution random password security
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    3062591 - Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Now Available - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (May 1, 2015): V1.0 (May 1, 2015): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is offering the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) that provides a solution to the issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. LAPS resolves...
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    • computer management domain administrators helpdesk it administration laps local administrator microsoft password solution security
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Windows 7 Bypassing Network Admin

    Hey everyone, I recently got an HP laptop from mom's work with Windows 7 Pro. She is a teacher and her school was giving away old laptop's to make way for the new ones. Thankfully, she was able to snag one for me, since my old HP died. The problem that I am coming up against is that I am...
    • eagleste15
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    • admin rights bypass restrictions education hp laptop local administrator networking reformatting software installation tech support user access windows 7
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Group Policy problem

    Running win7 64 bit We have a Domain GP one restriction is the Windows installer is disabled so withthat said.... on my laptop I am disconnected from the coporate LAN...and I want to install my new VPN client so I can connect when at home via my in homw wireless netowrk ...and I...
    • ddecoursey
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    • active directory domain management group policy installer issues local administrator policies rsop troubleshooting vpn client windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. ddecoursey

    Windows 7 Groups are empty

    Hello, I have added a domain user to the Windows 7 administrators group. when logged in as this user he sees nothing when opening the control panel and other groups once again this user is a local administrator
    • ddecoursey
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    • administrators control panel domain user empty groups local administrator user groups user permissions windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Domain User Access Issue

    Hello, I'm having an issue with an user on my network. Any time he accesses control panel, tries to access the system time, or add a printer, it is giving him an access denied error. I've used gpupdate to update the group policy (which is fine because none of our other users are having the...
    • buffalo
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    • access denied access issue computer object control panel domain user group policy local administrator network issue printer access windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 DNS admin snap in issue

    hi, i am running windows 7 enterprise and running into an issue with the DNS admin snap in. i cannot use it to connect to DNS servers we have in other domains. when i try, it says access denied. this is after i have gone into the credential vault and added the server and credentials i am trying...
    • jesster
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    • access denied admin credential vault dns domain local administrator networking remote server snap-in windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Win update changes profile?

    Prior to the Windows updates of 12/15/09 I was local administrator, now I am a standard user with my previous profile wiped out. And my Shutdown and Restart items are greyed out. Any ideas out there?
    • Sue Hughes
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    • local administrator profile change restart issues shutdown issues standard user system permissions user management windows 7 windows update
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 in a AD domain

    hi, I am testing w7 pro in a AD domain managed by w2003 servers, I found W7 local administrator is disabled by default and since my users need to install software regularly, I activated local admin account to let them use it in UAC. I read some articles explaining WS7 local admin are now...
    • cdtkoenig
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    • active directory best practices domain management domain users local administrator protected admins software installation windows 7 windows server 2003
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Can't Use Domain User Account at Home

    Is this a bug that I’m experiencing now with W7 RC? Okay here’s how it goes: I installed W7 RC at home, then later I joined it at our domain at work. Everything is fine and dandy. I didn’t experience any problem whatsoever there. But when I returned home, I tried to use...
    • mdpido
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    • black screen bug report compatibility desktop problems domain user error message home use initialization local administrator logon issues operating system rc version system hang troubleshooting user experience windows 7 work domain
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows Vista How to log-on with the built-in local administrator

    I am trying to run a program but i am being told that i do not have the permissions to run it. Does anyone know how i can log-on with the built in Local administrator account.:confused:
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