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I'm trying to change network settings without constantly switching to my admin account (which is not Administrator). I have a weird corporate admin account - local-timmmm.
Usually to install apps and so on, I have to shift-right-click them, select Run as different user and run them as local-timmmm. Run as Administrator does not work.
Ok so on to the question, how can I access the "Network Connections" control panel applet as local-timmmm without switching account? These are some of the things that I've tried that do not work:
Start a
cmd.exeaslocal-timmmmand runncpa.cpl. It runs, but says I have no permission still.Browse to
c:\Windows\System32\ncpa.cpl, shift-right-click it. There is aRun as Administratoroption but noRun as different user.Using
mmc.exe- this works for the Device Manager, but there doesn't seem to be any way to access any other control panel things from it.Running explorer as
local-timmmmand browsing to the Network Connections page. Still no permissions.
I'm starting to suspect this is impossible.
Timmmm
Posted 2015-12-22T15:33:38.503
Reputation: 1 530
What is it specifically you need to get at/change on the network configuration page? Many/Most/All of the settings in there can be set via command-line commands. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2015-12-22T15:37:38.497
It might be blocked by the domain administrator via group policy. It might be blocked by system due to license limitation that does not allow two users to actively use the same system at the same time. Check event log what is being reported when you get access denied message. – mnmnc – 2015-12-22T15:58:05.257
@Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Yeah I know I am just trying to find if there is a nice easy GUI way. At the moment I'm trying to set the network adapter route metrics. – Timmmm – 2015-12-22T16:01:17.930
@mnmnc But it works if I actually switch user to
local-timmmm... – Timmmm – 2015-12-22T16:01:54.097