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How to add AzureAD account to local administrators on Windows

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&Tab;&Tab;<div data-elementor-type&equals;"wp-post" data-elementor-id&equals;"694" class&equals;"elementor elementor-694" data-elementor-post-type&equals;"post">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<section class&equals;"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40edd3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id&equals;"40edd3b" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"section">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac1a7f" data-id&equals;"6ac1a7f" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"column">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-element elementor-element-c038f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id&equals;"c038f39" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"widget" data-widget&lowbar;type&equals;"heading&period;default">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-widget-container">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<h2 class&equals;"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Intro<&sol;h2>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-element elementor-element-dbde48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id&equals;"dbde48e" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"widget" data-widget&lowbar;type&equals;"text-editor&period;default">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-widget-container">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<p>Elevating local accounts is something that pop-ups up from time-to-time&comma; as I have been migrating my clients away from local and domain accounts and towards AzureAD&comma; I find myself having to confirm the best way to elevate certain accounts to local admin&comma; my usual process of going to lusrmgr&period;msc is no longer effective with AzureAD accounts&period;<&sol;p>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1000f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id&equals;"9a1000f" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"widget" data-widget&lowbar;type&equals;"heading&period;default">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-widget-container">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<h2 class&equals;"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Method<&sol;h2>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-element elementor-element-53e862f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id&equals;"53e862f" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"widget" data-widget&lowbar;type&equals;"text-editor&period;default">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-widget-container">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<p>I use command prompt for this&colon;<&sol;p><ol><li>Open an administrator command prompt or PowerShell window&period;<&sol;li><li>Input the following command&colon;<&sol;li><&sol;ol><blockquote><ol>net localgroup administrators AzureAD&bsol;&lbrack;Primary-Email-Of-AAD-User&rsqb; &sol;add<&sol;ol><&sol;blockquote><p>For example&colon;<&sol;p><p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-large wp-image-697" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;techzilica&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Adding&lowbar;AzureAD&lowbar;user&lowbar;to&lowbar;local&lowbar;administrators&lowbar;group&lowbar;on&lowbar;PowerShell-1024x593&period;png" alt&equals;"Adding AzureAD user to local administrators group on PowerShell" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"593" &sol;><&sol;p><p>That’s it&excl;<&sol;p><p>If you have issues&colon;<&sol;p><ul><li>Ensure you are using an administrative command prompt window&period;<&sol;li><li>Doublecheck the email address &sol; username of the AzureAD user<&sol;li><&sol;ul>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;section>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;

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