What you’re seeing
- The IT support account cannot install software or drivers on most workstations without asking for admin credentials.
- Some PCs have the support account as a local admin and others do not, with no clear pattern.
- Technicians have to visit or remote into each PC individually to grant rights.
- Admin rights added by hand disappear after a while on some machines.
Common causes
Every environment is different, but these are the causes our engineers find most often:
- Workstations were joined to the domain over time without a consistent local group configuration.
- There is no centrally managed policy defining who belongs in the local Administrators group.
- A conflicting policy enforces a fixed member list that removes accounts added manually.
- Some machines are managed by Intune or Entra ID while others are on-premises only, so one method does not reach every device.
Why it matters
Inconsistent admin rights slow down every support task and push technicians toward sharing one powerful password, which is a serious security weakness. Getting the change right matters just as much: granting admin rights too broadly, or to a domain-wide group, can give attackers a path to every PC from one compromised account. Centralized, auditable control is what cyber-insurance questionnaires and auditors increasingly ask for.
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Frequently asked questions
Is giving one account admin on every PC a security risk?
It can be if that account is used for daily work or its password is shared. We recommend a dedicated, tightly controlled account or group and explain the trade-offs before setting it up.
Will this override users who already have admin rights?
It depends on the method used. Some approaches add members alongside existing ones; others replace the list entirely. We confirm which behavior you want first.