Solved Run AS and windows updates

timb

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background:
domain user with NO admin permissions,
windows updates done locally (not via wsus) using accoun with local admin priviledges.

I have a requirement to run windows updates using the run as command. i have found out you can run as other applications, but not those in control panel. i have had no problems in the past with win7 or xp clients in doing it his way, but cannot find a way around it for windows 8. when i run windows updates as the user it appears to work, but just sits at 0 percent.
For some reason they seem to have lessened not strengthened the ability of run as in windows 8???? dont want to rant about it yet but...getting :mad:

Any advice???
 

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background:
domain user with NO admin permissions,
windows updates done locally (not via wsus) using accoun with local admin priviledges.

I have a requirement to run windows updates using the run as command. i have found out you can run as other applications, but not those in control panel. i have had no problems in the past with win7 or xp clients in doing it his way, but cannot find a way around it for windows 8. when i run windows updates as the user it appears to work, but just sits at 0 percent.
For some reason they seem to have lessened not strengthened the ability of run as in windows 8???? dont want to rant about it yet but...getting :mad:

Any advice???

Hi there

I'm sure there is some way to manage this -- we use a lot of work laptops and us pions are not admin users on these -- somewhere from a central server at fairly predictable periods (ours is usually Tuesday lunchtimes) a file gets executed telling us that our PC's are being updated so please save your work as these updates might ask for a re-boot.

Some server admin types should be able to answer these -- as I'm sure a similar command could be scheduled to run locally in admin mode without the user having admin privileges.

I can't give you more info here as this is out of "my domain" but there are a load of server and network gurus on these forums who I'm sure could help.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Can you not use the 'all users can install updates' setting? (in GP or even the normal option from an Admin user WU?)
 

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Thanks NoelDP!
dont know why i didnt think of allowing all users setting in group policy.
should have mentioned that the domain is run by a local admin who is technically NOT gifted. he also doesnt want to log into each machine to do windows updates, so the second option just wouldnt have worked.
 

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    you name it i run it.
You can set the option once-and-for-all locally from the admin account- so it's one-visit thing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 64-bit and Win8 32-bit in VM (+ others in VM)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K52F
    CPU
    i3
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    it's an i3 :)
    Sound Card
    Conexant (rubbish - or it may be the speakers)
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Internet Speed
    whatever I can get - G3
As in install all updates automatically? What about those that quite often appear requiring user interaction and local admin rights - with eula's.
Either way gp should achieve what I wanted.
Tim
 

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