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KwintenB
Apr 07, 2022Copper Contributor
For certain scenarios an end user needs local admin rights to run a specific program. Is their posibility to give it only for that one application instead of the entire Windows?
- SteveThomasApr 07, 2022
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Also note that if this is because the application itself requires admin elevation, it would be best to retire/replace/recode the app for more modern, secure operating systems. That being said, there could also be legacy compatibility mitigation shims that could suffice: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/planning/compatibility-fixes-for-windows-8-windows-7-and-windows-vista