Overview
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Make Me Admin allows a user to become a local administrator for 10 minutes on their device, which allow . This allows programs to be installed or run with administrator rights. This is only applicable to Faculty and Staff accounts and will not work with student accounts.
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- Launch Make Me Admin from the Start Menu
- Click on Start → Type Make Me Admin → Click on the application
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2. A popup will appear prompting you to grant yourself admin rights - Click Grant Me Administrator Rights
- A notification will pop up in the lower corner letting you know you now have admin rights. These permissions will last 10 minutes.
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3. 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.
- If they continue to fail, contact the CIS HelpDesk.
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4. 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
- If this is not done Local Administrator permissions will be automatically revoked after 10 minutes.
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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:
- help@spu.edu
- (206)281-2982
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