how to grant privilage to windows 10 local account/user to execute .reg

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how to grant privilage to windows 10 local account/user to execute .reg

Nair Ajith 0

Hello Everyone,

I am not able to run .reg script in regedit as a local account/user. But only by granting Administrator privilege.

How can I grant privilege to local account/user to execute .reg script without administrator privilege?

Best Regards

Ajith

Rakesh Das 75 Reputation points

2024-04-11T10:16:24.8466667+00:00
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do this:

Open Registry Editor: Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and press Enter.

Navigate to the appropriate registry key: The key you need to modify is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

Change permissions: Right-click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and select "Permissions". Click on "Advanced" and then "Change" next to the owner's name. Enter the name of the local account/user you want to grant permission to and click "Check Names" to verify. Once the name is validated, click "OK" to set the owner. Back in the Permissions window, select the local account/user you added. Check the box under "Allow" for "Full Control" or "Read" (depending on your requirements) to grant the necessary permissions to the user. Click "OK" to apply the changes and close the Permissions window.

Apply changes: Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

After following these steps, the specified local account/user should have the necessary permissions to execute .reg files without requiring administrator privileges.
Nair Ajith 0 Reputation points

2024-04-11T13:49:30.8333333+00:00

Hello Rakesh,

Thanks for the replay.

It did not work properly.

After giving full permission to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_USERS, and then I start the PC without success. Now I am reinstalling the PC with boot & Repair CD.

Please see the below error which I am getting,

This happens when I run .reg script from the local account. I need to give permission to this user to run .reg script.

Thanks in advance for helping me.

Ajith
Marcin Policht 51,365 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2024-04-11T14:20:59.29+00:00

You shouldn't modify permissions on all registry hives - this is bound to lead to problems.

You should only grant permissions on the keys that are included in the reg file.

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin

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Rakesh Das 75 Reputation points

2024-04-11T10:16:24.8466667+00:00

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do this:

Open Registry Editor: Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and press Enter.

Navigate to the appropriate registry key: The key you need to modify is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

Change permissions: Right-click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and select "Permissions". Click on "Advanced" and then "Change" next to the owner's name. Enter the name of the local account/user you want to grant permission to and click "Check Names" to verify. Once the name is validated, click "OK" to set the owner. Back in the Permissions window, select the local account/user you added. Check the box under "Allow" for "Full Control" or "Read" (depending on your requirements) to grant the necessary permissions to the user. Click "OK" to apply the changes and close the Permissions window.

Apply changes: Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

After following these steps, the specified local account/user should have the necessary permissions to execute .reg files without requiring administrator privileges.
Nair Ajith 0 Reputation points

2024-04-11T13:49:30.8333333+00:00

Hello Rakesh,

Thanks for the replay.

It did not work properly.

After giving full permission to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_USERS, and then I start the PC without success. Now I am reinstalling the PC with boot & Repair CD.

Please see the below error which I am getting,

This happens when I run .reg script from the local account. I need to give permission to this user to run .reg script.

Thanks in advance for helping me.

Ajith
Marcin Policht 51,365 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2024-04-11T14:20:59.29+00:00

You shouldn't modify permissions on all registry hives - this is bound to lead to problems.

You should only grant permissions on the keys that are included in the reg file.

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin

Answer 1

Set the registry permissions on the target keys to that account

Details at

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/change-registry-values-permissions

and

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/809520/how-to-give-permission-to-a-registry-key-for-a-use

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin

Answer 2

Hi Nair,

Thanks for your post. General speaking, a Windows program may ask you for administrator permissions when it starts if:

The program needs to access a system directory or a file for which the NTFS permissions have not been granted to non-privileged users;
If the program was compiled with a special flag that requires elevation at startup (requireAdministrator).

In the first case, all that is required to solve the problem is to grant the RW or Full Control user permissions to the program directory or the required system directory/file. For example, a program stores its files (logs, configuration files, etc.) in its own folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\SomeApp or some system directory. The user must have permission to write to these files for the program to work correctly. In order for this program to work normally, administrator permissions are required.

To allow the program to run as a non-admin user, it is sufficient to manually grant the user (or the built-in Users group) the permission to modify/write a file/directory at the NTFS file system level. You can right click and select properties->Security->double click the permissions->add the user and give the modify and write permission.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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