Questions tagged [admin-rights]
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Error in running a batch file from VB Script
VB scripting is completely alien to me but today landed in a situation to write a small one. I need Admin rights to run my .bat file. So I am trying to elevate to Admin rights if not have them. With the help of SO and Google I reached upto:
Function…

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Delphi Write Registry on Windows Service Application
I am working on windows service and i need to write registry HKCU keys on windows service mode but i know is not possible.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVer\Policies\Explorer\RestrictRun
I need to write this key, if i cant do that with…

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How to autorun on system start with admin ritghts from manifest? c#
I have the problem that my application doesn't start on system start anymore after I added this to the manifest
I know that it has something to…

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Stop process/program without admin rights - python
Is it possible to end/stop/pause/freeze a process/program running in background with python without having administrator rights on a Windows 7/8/10? If yes how? If no why?

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How to install R on mac without admin rights
Looking to install R on my work machine, don't have the admin rights though and IT is not friendly to work with without business use-case so that's my last resort as it will likely fail.
I've attempted installing locally as this…

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Internally change my admin rights using cmd
Is there a batch script or command?
I have tried net user [username] *
and tried net user local group administrators.

Kaku
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Why is android studio downloading components again?
I changed my account from admin to other. why is android studio downloading components again. I downloaded everything previously... How to proceed?

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Request admin right for app for some operation(no full time admin rights)
I want to run application usually with normal rights but for some operations(Managing file associations for example) request admin rights.
Is it possible?
P.S. I know about manifest and requestedExecutionLevel but this is not a good solution. I want…

Ruslan F.
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C++ Ask for administrative privileges if on Windows 8
Simple Question: Is there a way to only ask for administrative privileges if you run the application on Windows 8?
The only method I saw so far is calling an external program to kill and reopen it with admin privileges, if it is on Windows 8. By…

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Execute C# Application as an Administrator in Limited User Account
I developed an application which updates itself like below
I will send the Signal to the Client Listener from Admin PC to update Client Application
Listener will Stop the Client Application and then Delete the Client Application.
Listener will copy…

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Requests for administrator privileges for driver installation in Delphi
I want to install the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client in a self-written installer. The database driver is to be installed once on first launch.
My problem is that on some computers, the driver installation is not performed if my program is not…

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Run script with elevated right on windows 8.1 before logon
How can I run a powershell script with elevated permissions in windows 8.1 BEFORE any user logs on? I want it to execute at startup.
Thank you!

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