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Elevate User Privlidges using Powershell

PETER 61 Reputation points
2020-11-02T23:09:53.667+00:00

Is it possible to use powershell to elevate a users privlidges or create a user
with admin privlidges from a user account on windows 10 education - version 1909?

Thankyou

Note* I have tried using NET USER but that pops up a UAC window requiring Admin Privs

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  1. Ian Xue 36,336 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-11-03T02:48:33.417+00:00

    Hi,
    You can add user to the administrators with Add-LocalGroupMember 

    Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "$YourUserName"

    But you still have to run powershell as Administrator. If you want to bypass the UAC prompt, the answer is no.

    Best Regards，
    Ian

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