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Updated Dec 27, 2024
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?
SteveThomas
Microsoft
Apr 07, 2022Also 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