I have a weird problem with the OSOT-Tool and I try to solve the problem now with DEM.
Background of my problem is that users are not able to set their wallpaper. The reason for this is a interfering registry value called "Wallpaper". I need to delete this value.
The key is here in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" and I try to delete this with an elevated task.
Elevation itself works. I can proof it by running a cmd with admin-rights.
This is my configuration:
And this the Debug-Log:
[INFO ] Successfully launched elevated task 'Delete Registry-Key'.
The problem is, that the Key doesn't get deleted. I don't know why because I don't see an error. Executing the complete string manually to delete key works but not by DEM.
I also tried setting any key with the help of this nice demo (https://www.vjal.nl/dynamic-environment-manager/using-the-new-elevated-task-feature-in-dem-to-manage...). This does not work either, although I do not see any error.
I assume that the Task doesn't get executed because I have set in "Global Configuration" that a Message has to appear for the test-user. But this message does not appear.
The message only appears when I try to start the CMD (as path-based elevation process) manually.
Hi @TomH201110141,
I can't tell from your screenshot, so: in the definition of the Elevated Task, do you have Also elevate child processes checked? That would be required, as otherwise only that CMD.exe will be elevated; its child process REG.exe won't be...
BTW, as REG.exe is a standalone executable, you don't even need to launch it via CMD.exe. I just tested it with the following settings:
I created a logon task to launch it, and that worked correctly. I'd previously created that policy setting and verified that that registry value existed, and it was gone after logon.