In all supported Windows versions it is possible to run applications on behalf of another user (Run As) in the current session. This allows you to run a script (.bat, .cmd, .vbs, .ps1), an executable (.exe) or an application installation (.msi, .cab) with another user (usually elevated) privileges.
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PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Configuring Network Adapter Settings with PowerShell: IP Address, DNS, Default Gateway, Static Routes
August 3, 2020In this article we’ll show you how to configure network adapter parameters in Windows via PowerShell. We will learn how to get and set a static IP address and DNS…
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Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10
Adding Users to the Local Admin Group via Group Policy
July 30, 2020You can use GPO (Group Policy) to add Active Directory users and groups to the local Administrators group on domain-joined servers and workstations. This allows you to grant local admin…
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Windows 10Windows 7Windows 8
How to Restore Deleted EFI System Partition in Windows 10?
July 29, 2020In this article we’ll show you how to manually restore an accidentally deleted Windows EFI boot partition on a UEFI computer. We’ll look at an easy way to manually recreate…
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Windows 10Windows Server 2019
Configuring SSH Key-Based Authentication on Windows 10/ Server 2019
July 27, 2020In this article we will configure SSH authentication with RSA keys on Windows to securely access remote servers/computers. We’ll show how to generate RSA keys (certificates) on Windows and configure…
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Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
How to Allow Non-Admin Users to Start/Stop Windows Service?
July 24, 2020By default, common (non-admin) users cannot manage Windows services. This means that users cannot stop, start, restart, or change the settings/permissions of Windows services. In some cases, it is necessary…
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When expanding the disk size of a VMWare virtual machine or deleting a disk, sometimes it is hard to understand which VMware virtual disk matches the specific Windows VM disk.…
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Using Group Policies, you can create a shortcut to a specific app on the desktops of all (or certain) domain users. GPO allows you to create a shortcut for a…
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Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
How to Downgrade Windows Server Datacenter to Standard Edition?
July 15, 2020When analyzing the server licenses used in our corporate network (with a KMS server deployed) we found that a more expensive Windows Server Datacenter edition is installed on one of…
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Active DirectoryWindows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
How to Restore Active Directory from a Backup?
July 9, 2020In this article we’ll show how to restore Active Directory domain controller from a System State backup created earlier (see the article Active Directory backup) and discuss the types and…