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Why don't you have admin on your gaming computer?

Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
I have an admin, but it's not the "active" account. It's used only for installing stuff and general maintenance of your computer. This is not only the proper way to use an admin account, but it's also recommended. The fact that Folding@home supports only running the software when the admin account is logged in out of the box (there might be a solution to my problem, I just hadn't found it), it's disappointing and problematic.
- gambiting 7y ago
  >>The fact that Folding@home supports only running the software when the admin account is logged in out of the box (there might be a solution to my problem, I just hadn't found it), it's disappointing and problematic. Well, no, that's not entirely true. You can run F@H as a service and then it can run without anyone logged in. The problem then is that it cannot use the GPU for work, but that's not a problem with F@H but with how Windows manages access to resources for background services without a user logged in.
  - Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
    I'm confused though. Videogames can use the GPU without being an administrator, why is administrator needed to run F@H with GPU active?
    - gambiting 7y ago
      Now I'm confused. Administrative privilages have nothing to do with using the GPU. A service process cannot use the GPU, regardless of who owns it, that has nothing to do with F@H, that's just how Windows is designed. According to the organisation behind F@H , the application requires administrative priviladges to make sure you have the permissions to use the application on the machine. I guess they had enough complaints about people running it when they don't(students, employees etc), so requiring administrative priviladges is the easiest way.
      - Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
        Your explanation though makes sense, even though the solution to the problem it's terrible. I presumed it was for the GPU for weird reasons (bad software, CUDA, somethng like that), but what you described makes the most sense. Apparently, I managed to get it running today with some magic using icacls and file ownership. The web control does not work, but I'm able to run the Advanced Control Panel and start everything from there.

I have an admin, but it's not the "active" account. It's used only for installing stuff and general maintenance of your computer. This is not only the proper way to use an admin account, but it's also recommended. The fact that Folding@home supports only running the software when the admin account is logged in out of the box (there might be a solution to my problem, I just hadn't found it), it's disappointing and problematic.

gambiting 7y ago
>>The fact that Folding@home supports only running the software when the admin account is logged in out of the box (there might be a solution to my problem, I just hadn't found it), it's disappointing and problematic. Well, no, that's not entirely true. You can run F@H as a service and then it can run without anyone logged in. The problem then is that it cannot use the GPU for work, but that's not a problem with F@H but with how Windows manages access to resources for background services without a user logged in.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
  I'm confused though. Videogames can use the GPU without being an administrator, why is administrator needed to run F@H with GPU active?
  - gambiting 7y ago
    Now I'm confused. Administrative privilages have nothing to do with using the GPU. A service process cannot use the GPU, regardless of who owns it, that has nothing to do with F@H, that's just how Windows is designed. According to the organisation behind F@H , the application requires administrative priviladges to make sure you have the permissions to use the application on the machine. I guess they had enough complaints about people running it when they don't(students, employees etc), so requiring administrative priviladges is the easiest way.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y ago
      Your explanation though makes sense, even though the solution to the problem it's terrible. I presumed it was for the GPU for weird reasons (bad software, CUDA, somethng like that), but what you described makes the most sense. Apparently, I managed to get it running today with some magic using icacls and file ownership. The web control does not work, but I'm able to run the Advanced Control Panel and start everything from there.