Access Denied when using a new create local administrators account to Connect to Administrative Shares C$

Access Denied when using a new create local administrators account to Connect to Administrative Shares C$, D$

Problem:

When using a new create local administrators account to Connect to Administrative Shares C$, D$

You receive the following error:

But you able to use default local administrator account (administrator) to access C$ successfully

Reason:

UAC enabled

Solution:

Disable the UAC remote restrictions by adding the registry value (REG_DWORD) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy” to 1

No Reboot is required

Test on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Reference:

https://helgeklein.com/blog/2011/08/access-denied-trying-to-connect-to-administrative-shares-on-windows-7/

Access Denied when using a new create local administrators account to Connect to Administrative Shares C$

How to allow Windows 7 to save RDP password and also remote to Windows Server 2008 or above server?

1. On your Windows 7 client, click Start, input gpedit.msc in search bar, press Enter.

2. Navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Credentials Delegation.

3. On the right pane, double click “Allow Saved Credentials with NTLM-only Server Authentication”.

4. Click Enable. In the Show contents dialog box, click Add, type the name of remote computer(server) in this format: TERMSRV/*, then click OK.
 

5. On Server, go to Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Remote Desktop Connection Client

• Prompt for credentials on the client computer – Disabled
• Do not allow passwords to be saved – Disabled

6. Run “gpupdate /force” on both side (Server and client)

 

Reference:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Q_26363489.html

http://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2007/10/18/how-rdp-passwords-are-encrypted/

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/remote_desktop_password.html

http://www.oxid.it/ca_um/topics/remote_desktop_password_decoder.htm

http://superuser.com/questions/307776/are-saved-remote-desktop-credentials-secure-on-the-local-machine

https://naveensnayak.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/windows-7-remote-desktop-connection-save-credentials-not-working/

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/475ec46d-aafe-4040-a345-3dbcffeb9345/remote-desktop-wont-remember-credentials-on-windows-7

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/remote-desktop-connection-not-using-saved/13a17d84-b008-4767-95fb-b891e9e6bc66?auth=1

http://superuser.com/questions/604483/windows-7-remote-desktop-connection-save-credentials-not-working

How to allow Windows 7 to save RDP password and also remote to Windows Server 2008 or above server?

Using a PowerShell command to retrieve the OEM license Key (Windows 8/8.1/2012/2012R2)

(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey

Using a PowerShell command to retrieve the OEM license Key (Windows 8/8.1/2012/2012R2)