Standard user running PS script automatically as admin

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Some users are experiencing problems with their OneDrive therefore we need to change the D word in Regedit to 0.

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKEY:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive" -Type DWord -Name "DisableFileSyncNGSC" -value 0

For HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE you can only change it by running the regedit as admin.

I would like to have this scripted so it runs from my admin account, my admin credentials should be stored somewhere and when the user open/run the file on my public folder the regkey has been changed.

Is this possible?

avoid this scenario because it will be hard to proctect your credentials. you can simply update thsi key by using GPO/Preferences or you setup the script as scheduled task and configure the task to runs as LOCAL SYSTEM. one other solution is, that you execute the script which connects by using PowerShell remoting to the machines and updates the registry key. — Toni
– Toni, Commented Sep 9, 2022 at 12:32

Toni · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-09 12:45:27Z

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#This variable must contain a list of dnsHostNames of the computer to connect to
$computers

#Defines the scriptblock to execute on the remote computer
$code = {
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKEY:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive" -Type DWord -Name "DisableFileSyncNGSC" -value 0
}

#Runs the defined scriptblock on the specifed computers
invoke-command -ComputerName $computers -ScriptBlock $code

PowerShell Remoting (Enable-PSRemoting) must be enabled and you must have Admin Rights on the target machines. You can also use the parameter -credential to specify an alternate identity.

answered Sep 9, 2022 at 12:45

Toni

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