Is this behavior normal?

Question

I set up an active directory in 2025 (fully patched).

I joined a windows 11 24H2 to this domain (fully patched).

When I launch the server manager on the Windows 11 24H2 with the "run as another user" with a domain administrator account everything goes well...

But when I link a GPO on the organizational unit that includes the machine, I have another request for the password of the account on which I am logged in!!!!

The GPO adds different accounts as administrators of the machine and it uses restricted groups.

Is this behavior normal?

Answer 1

Hello Valceen,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

I open server manager on client, I do not have "Run as a different user" when I right click Server Manager.

I check the same operations on Domain Controller, it only need the credential twice (one for Server Manager and one for UAC) when I right click Server manager and click "Run as a different user". Then I click other tools, it will not request credential.

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Answer 2

Click on shift on your keaboard (I have a azerty keaboard) :

Answer 3

I'm also on hyper-v!

I'm on a French keyboard...

When I have the shortcut in the taskbar, I right-click on the icon while pressing SHIFT and I select "run as another user".... simple:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/shell-experience/use-run-as-feature

Answer 4

Hello

Greetings!

How do you select "run as another user" when you open Server Manager?

Because my Domain Controller and client in lab is VM, it does not work when I click Shift key.

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Answer 5

Hello

Greetings!

Please check if it is the same behavior on another client machine and on Domain Controller.

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