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AdminOnDemand 1.4 released May 11, 2022

AdminOnDemand 2.0 released September 30, 2022

AdminOnDemand 2.3 released October 11, 2023

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Description

AdminOnDemand enables specified users without local administrator permissions to perform actions with elevated privileges.

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All applications that use the Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe) rely on the Console Window Host (conhost.exe) process to interact with other Windows components.

As an example, the Console Window Host makes it possible to drag and drop files and folders from Windows Explorer to Windows Command Prompt.

It is not uncommon to see multiple instances of the Console Window Host in the Task Manager.

PowerShell and Command Prompt both rely on the Console Window Host. As a result, you need to either allow all child processes (default) or specifically conhost.exe when you create a process elevation rule that allows powershell.exe or cmd.exe

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Hide Run as Administrator

You can hide the built-in “Run as administrator” option with a single registry value. The changes requires a restart to take effect.

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in the “Security” section.

The built-in option can only be hidden when session elevation is disabled.

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Known Issues

Time Sync

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If the time on the device with AdminOnDemand is ahead of the time on the device used to view the dashboard, then the information on the dashboard is not presented accurately.

The issue will not affect devices where the time on the device with AdminOnDemand is behind the time on the device used to view the dashboard.

The issue will not affect devices where the time is not synchronized because of different time zones.

Example

The time on the device with AdminOnDemand is 15.30

The time on the device used to view the dashboard is 15.25

The information on the dashboard is not presented accurately before the time on the device used to view the dashboard is 15.30. This will cause a symptom of a 5-minute delay.