Question: How Do I Turn on Administrator Approval Mode?
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Go to User Local Policies -> Security Options. On the right, scroll to the option User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account. Enable this policy to apply the change.

How do I get admin approval?

How to: Windows 10 Built-in Administrator Account Approval

  1. Step 1: Run gpedit. …
  2. Step 2: Go to Computer Configuration.
  3. Step 3: Go to Windows Settings.
  4. Step 4: Go to Security Settings.
  5. Step 5: Go to Local Policies.
  6. Step 6: Go to Security Options.

What is administrator approval?

Admin Approval Mode (AAM) is a UAC configuration in which a split user access token is created for an administrator. When an administrator logs on to a Windows Server 2008-based computer, the administrator is assigned two separate access tokens.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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