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Introducing Windows Admin Center: Virtualization Mode (vMode)

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Nov 18, 2025

We are introducing a new Virtualization Mode (vMode) in the latest Windows Admin Center Public Preview.

Now in Public Preview  Windows Admin Center has long been a favorite tool for IT pros, trusted to manage millions of Windows Servers around the world. Over the years, Windows Admin Center’s browser...
Updated Nov 18, 2025
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agoss
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Mar 09, 2026

I've been running into this issue since vMode was first released; the install seems to work fine, but when I attempt to log in with either the local host admin account or a domain account which is in the local host admin group I get a 403 Access Denied error

This happens whether I install with the machine certificate or using the self-signed certificate, and I've attempted to uninstall/reinstall multiple times. This is on a host VM running Server 2025 DC that is dedicated for this purpose with no other WAC tools running. Anybody else seeing this or have a solution?