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Overview

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Make Me Admin allows a user to become an administrator for 10 minutes on their device. The page details the process of guiding a user though opening and using Make Me Admin.This will allow programs to be installed or run as admin as needed. This is only applicable to Faculty and Staff accounts and will not work with student accounts.  

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Steps

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Launch Make Me Admin from the Start Menu

  • Click on Start → Type Make Me Admin

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  • → Click on the application

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A popup will appear prompting you to grant yourself admin rights

  • Click Grant Me Administrator Rights

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  • A notification will pop

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  • in the lower corner letting you know you now have admin rights. These permissions will last 10 minutes.

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After 10 minutes have passed, a notification will pop-up and tell you that your administrator rights have been revoked. If you wish to give up your admin rights before the 10 minutes passes open Make Me Admin again and click on "Remove My Administrator Rights."

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If you wish to give up your admin rights before the 10 minutes passes open Make Me Admin again and click on "Remove My Administrator Rights."

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You may now perform any task that requires admin credentials

  • When prompted for admin credentials enter your own.
  • If your credentials do not work, attempt to follow steps 1 and 2 again.

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Once you have completed the required task, you can remove admin rights

  • Open Make Me Admin from the Start Menu again
  • Select Remove My Administrator Rights

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Troubleshooting

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 For further assistance or if admin privileges do not work, please contact the CIS HelpDesk at: 

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