RegUpdateAllUsers does not update HKCU Default when run on Windows 8.1 professional

[mjs6161970]

This is probably the best script I have ever used. We are using Altiris as our software management platform and of course the Altiris agent uses a system account to install software, of course it only updates the HKCU for the system account.

By running this script we can completely replace Group policy (which is very confusing to use) and use this script to update registry keys for multiple users on 1 machine no matter who is running the script. We are running Windows 7 Professional SP 1. Now with this being said, I tried running on Windows 8.1 professional , still works perfectly but it won't update the Default user profile (getting an error message, *\* Unable to update the DEFAULT user profile, because it could not be found at: <blank> ).

I compared the Win7 and Win8 registries side by side and the keys and permissions are identical so there must be something else in Win8 preventing the change. If there is a tweak to your script to fix this, your script would work on everything from WinXP - Win8.1. That would be extremely robust! If you can fix, please let me know. I would be honored to test on my machines here for you.
Mike Shull
[email protected]

[mjs6161970]

[SOLVED] I Have a solution to run this in Windows 8.1. You can add the following lines and force the script to run as administrator (notice the extra s so that the other wshshell does not overwrite it) :

add this immediately after on error resume next :

Dim WshsShell, objsshell
Set WshsShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
If WScript.Arguments.length = 0 Then
Set ObjsShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
ObjsShell.ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" & _
WScript.ScriptFullName & """" &_
" RunAsAdministrator", , "runas", 1
Else

add this AFTER Processing Complete but BEFORE wscript.quit(0) :

End if

[dubbiv]

I am having the same issue when running this on Win07 and Win10, the afore mentioned script does not resolve the issue on either O.S. Member: dubbiv

[mjs6161970]

I actually have an update for this. I use the following code at the beginning of all of my VB Scripts. It checks to see if you already have admin rights, if not, it checks to see if the UAC is enabled or disabled, then invokes a prompt if needed, if all fails, the script will exit with a fail message. Works on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, server 2008 r2, server 2012 r2. tested with UAC enabled, disabled, logged on user has admin rights and does not have admin rights.

Make sure, of course, that the variables in the code below are not used anywhere else in your actual script.

*** The space after whsl.run "runas /noprofile /env /user:domain\DomainUserWithAdminRights and before the " & chr(34) IS REQUIRED!!! ***

dim ojsl, whsl, rc

Set whsl = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set ojsl = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
rc = whsl.Run("%comspec% /c net session >nul 2>&1", 0, True)

If not rc = 0 Then
If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then
 ojsl.ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ uac", "", "runas" ,1
 wscript.quit()
end if
end if

If not rc = 0 Then
	whsl.run "runas /noprofile /env /user:domain\DomainUserWithAdminRights " & chr(34) & "%windir%\system32\wscript.exe \" & chr(34) & WScript.ScriptFullName & chr(34) &chr(34)
	wscript.sleep 1000
	whsl.Sendkeys "DomainUserWithAdminRightsPassword"  
	wscript.quit()
end if

If not rc = 0 Then
	msgbox "ERROR!" & chr(10) & chr(10) & "You do not have privileges." 

	WScript.Quit()
	End If

Set ojsl = Nothing
Set whsl = Nothing
Set rc = Nothing

-----begin your script here-----