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• Question On Windows VM's

  You could actually do it with far less than a Windows server to be honest. On Windows VM (not even a server based OS) tools like psexec - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec - can for instance tell Windows machines remotely to "do something" (install a piece of software that you have shared on a network drive, reboot, set configuration, stop/start a service, all manner of things). Same... Source: 11 months ago

• Digital Foundry: It's been over six years since I had to reinstall Windows to get Forza Horizon 3 to download - and the Windows Store client is still abysmal. Astonishing that there's been so little improvement, especially when Game Pass's fortunes are tied so closely to PC

  There is a way to get a command line as the system user, which allowed me to nuke those folders. Source: about 1 year ago

• Install new application but older version wont uninstall.

  Have you tried running your batch file in SYSTEM context, i.e. Using PsExec? Source: about 1 year ago

• Remotely enable PSRemoting

  This depends on previously having extracted (and run at least once) PSExec from MS Windows SysInternals. Source: about 1 year ago

• Does Windows Server actually need Curl? There's a vulnerability out for it and rather than maintain it I was just going to remove it from all servers.

  Get a copy of PsExec and run the following in an elevated console. Source: about 1 year ago

• Gnomebeats.exe Virus File

  You can check what process is holding the file handle open with the Resource Monitor, which can be accessed from the Performance tab of Task Manager. In Resource Monitor, go to the Associated Handles section of the CPU tab, and search for the name of the folder. This will give you the PID and filename of the process. You can try to find it in the Task Manager and close it, or you can use the command line with... Source: about 1 year ago

• MutableBackups folder deletion

  First, download psexec from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec . This lets you make an elevated command prompt with a higher level than the usual "Run As Administrator". Source: over 1 year ago

• Help Needed with running a command

  You can use psexec; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Source: over 1 year ago

• Unable to install .MSI silently in OSD

  What if you try to install the MSI as System as SCCM does it? You can use PSexec to achieve that, could be that the MSI looks for a user appdata folder or something that is not present in System context. Https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec Psexec -s cmd then you opena cmd as system. Source: over 1 year ago

• Run script as local SYSTEM and save report on a shared drive as another user

  SysInternals PSexec (easier, but creates an external dependency). Source: almost 2 years ago

• Remote background software install?

  But Dameware is not required. Look at using psexec or powershell's ws-man as well. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Kit,if you're reading this, I have a very important message about your extended car warranty!

  I would like to tell you about a tool named PsExec. Unfortunately, it doesn't work out of the box on , Windows 10, there are some things you'd need to setup on your VM,but it basically gives you a command prompt on your host machine so you can run commands on your VM. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Adding Registry Key - Error accessing the registry

  Check permissions on the Key, could be only System has write-access, if that's the case you could open regedit as System using PSExec from Sysinternals: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Source: about 2 years ago

• Could I access a Windows computer's command prompt of a specific user without interrupting RDP?

  You can use psexec (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec) and plink (https://documentation.help/PuTTY/plink-usage.html) To emulate scp commands on windows. Source: about 2 years ago

• why the heck do i have a 1.2 Gb fake itunes app on my pc and why does it say "You do not have sufficient access to uninstall program. Please contact your system administrator." while trying to uninstall. (im the admin)

  I would recommend you to use iobits uninstaller. I use it the most and it can delete apps without an uninstaller I would go a step further and get this tool open Cmd as admin then do this. Source: about 2 years ago

• How can i run a .bat file on all network pcs? (not domain pcs)

  If you have a list of all of the computer names, you should be able to use PsExec to run the command remotely (although it may get flagged as malware/PUA depending on which AV software you're running). Source: over 2 years ago

• Can't delete WindowsApps Folder no matter what I try

  It's worth a try to download PsExec, a tool by Mark Russinovich. It'll allow you to run a command with SYSTEM privileges, which is the highest integrity level in Windows security subsystem. Source: over 2 years ago

• Opening New-PSSession as User. But Can't access it as the system

  You can use "PsExec.exe -i -s powershell.exe" to open up a PowerShell session as system to simulate the environment I'm working in. You can download PsExec from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Source: over 2 years ago

• Can't delete forza 5/windowsapps folder and idk what to do

  You can download PsExec, open CMD as admin, then run it like this: psexec.exe -s -i cmd. Source: over 2 years ago

• Windows privesc with psexec -s cmd

  Brush up on your syntax here (it hasn't changed much) Https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Source: over 2 years ago

• Inno Setup Behaviour with System Install

  First off: It sounds like you are using a scheduled task or fully deploying it and using Software Center to test your install as the system account? If so there is a much easier way: Download the sysinternals suite, specifically we will be using psexec: Https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Source: over 2 years ago