Students before you proceed with the instructions below. Please visit https://groups.ku.edu and verify you are in the group called "Library Checkout Laptops Temp Admin Students". If you are not in this group and its been greater than 1 hour since checking out the laptop. Please return to the library asking them to put you in this group. KU IT is not permitted to add students to this group.
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Click the Start button.
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Search for "Software Center." Select Software Center.
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Go to the Applications section.
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Click on Make Me Admin.
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If you do not see "Make Me Admin" in Software Center Click Here
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Click the search bar and search for Control Panel.
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Click on Configuration Management.
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Click on Actions.
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Click on Machine Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle.
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Click Run Now.
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Wait 5 minutes, then reopen the Software Center. You may need to restart the device.
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Click on Install.
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Click the Start button.
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Launch the Make Me Admin application.
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Click on Grant Me Administrator Rights.
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Admin privileges expire after 10 minutes.
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Launch "Make Me Admin" again to regain admin rights.
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If you log off or shut down the computer you will need to launch "Make Me Admin" and repeat the process.
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If the button is greyed out and says you lack permission to use it, first ensure that it has been at least 30 minutes since the library faculty added you to the access group.
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If it has been over half an hour since you were added to the group and you are still unable to interact with the "Make Me Admin" app, open Windows Command Prompt and run the command gpupdate /force. Then, restart the device and the Make Me Admin should show the button to grant admin access as shown in the screenshot above.
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When you run an installer, you will be presented with a User Account Control window. Enter your KU Online ID and password to allow installation.
