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only thing that makes this dumpster fire usable (leminal.space)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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not really programming and probably butchered the execution on that cmd but this felt like the only place it would be funny to post it

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That looks like it would only grant a system level cmd prompt. TrustedInstaller has a bit more access.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    trustedinstaller is a placeholder

    system can R/W to everywhere trustedinstaller can

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Welcome to today's 10,000 (totally not trying to be offensive, learning is great).

    TrustedInstaller is actually a service that was introduced with Windows Vista with the intention of preventing modification of system files. It typically is the "owner" of damn near everything in default Windows directories.

    A fun way I typically show off the limitations of the system account is by telling people to try to delete a protected resource, like Windows Defender's directories. Then try it again when running with TrustedInstaller's rights and you'll possibly find yourself just staring at your screen thinking about how useful that could be.

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