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Netwrix: Removing Local Admin Rights with Least Privilege Manager

Netwrix
03/29/2026
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are removed. With PolicyPak's Lease Privilege Manager, getting out of the local admin rights business couldn't be easier. While removing local admins on endpoints is the end goal, users still need to be able to perform safe and secure activities to perform their daily job. The Lease Privilege Manager can help facilitate that control and be specific to running executables, installing software, or even updating drivers. The packs within our configuration allow you to get past the UAC prompts that will exist while removing admin access. An executable policy will have conditions for path, hash, signature, or file info. This allows administrators to set a specific version or later that a user can install. Additionally, you can apply to child processes where this will inherit elevation and other security settings in the rule. Now when a user goes to install software, they will be allowed to do so based on the created rules and configuration. Another example in a common scenario is easily setting up and allowing users to update drivers when needed. The Lease Privilege Manager within PolicyPak can simply create a control panel policy to elevate device manager allowing for users to make updates for drivers. As you can see there are other control panel applets which you can use in the same scenarios including Java, Keyboard and Mouse, Event Viewer, Flash Player, and more. PolicyPak is simple, easy, and quick allowing your organization to feel at ease while removing local admins at the endpoints and not hindering end users to be able to get work done.

TL;DR

  • Netwrix Least Privilege Manager enables organizations to remove local admin rights from endpoints while allowing users to perform necessary tasks through policy-based elevation controls.
  • Administrators can create granular rules based on file path, hash, signature, or version to control which executables users can run or install without triggering UAC prompts.
  • Pre-built policies for control panel applets like Device Manager allow users to update drivers and perform common tasks without requiring standing admin privileges or IT support tickets.

Summary

This demonstration showcases Netwrix's Least Privilege Manager (formerly PolicyPak) as a solution for organizations removing local administrator rights from endpoints while maintaining user productivity. The tool addresses the core challenge of endpoint security: eliminating standing admin privileges without blocking legitimate user activities like software installation and driver updates. Through policy-based controls, administrators can define specific conditions—including file path, hash, signature, or version requirements—that allow users to perform elevated tasks without UAC prompts or full admin access. The solution includes pre-built policies for common scenarios such as control panel applets (Device Manager, Java, Event Viewer) and executable elevation, enabling granular control over what users can install or modify. By applying elevation rules to specific processes and their child processes, organizations can implement true least privilege access while ensuring users can complete daily tasks without IT intervention or security compromises.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction to Least Privilege Challenge
0:29 - Executable Elevation Policies
1:24 - Driver Update Scenario
2:02 - Summary and Benefits

Key Quotes

0:11 "With PolicyPak's Lease Privilege Manager, getting out of the local admin rights business couldn't be easier."
0:59 "This allows administrators to set a specific version or later that a user can install."
2:02 "PolicyPak is simple, easy, and quick allowing your organization to feel at ease while removing local admins at the endpoints and not hindering end users to be able to get work done."
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