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The thread discusses a user's challenge in granting the local system account access to a Python application installed via the Microsoft Store, which doesn't occur with a standard Python.org installation. The user seeks a solution to run the app as a Windows service under the local system account, despite permission issues. A responder advises avoiding the Store version for such tasks and recommends using the desktop Python version instead, citing potential network access complications with the SYSTEM account.

papermoon1978

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Hi!

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How to give the local system account access to an app from the MS Store installed by another user ?

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I'm using Python 3.8 from the MS Store and want to execute it as a Windows service running under the local system account (for sake of completeness I developed a Python script in a Python venv and with the help of nssm (non sucking service manager) I registered it as a service). When I start the service, the local system account has no access to my app. All works fine with the Python setup from www.python.org but I cannot find a way to solve this with the app from the MS Store. Any hints? Sure I could use the python.org-setup and sure I could also assign my own "normal" Windows user to the service, but I just want to know if there is a way with the local system account.

Andre
 

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If it requires any type of network access the SYSTEM account won't work unless you supply network credentials within the app. I would stay away from the MS store and just use the desktop version.

Neemobeer

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If it requires any type of network access the SYSTEM account won't work unless you supply network credentials within the app. I would stay away from the MS store and just use the desktop version.
 

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