Enabling Local Accounts for Default Shares Parent topic

Windows NT Version 6.x, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012 require special steps to allow local Windows administrator accounts to access default shares, for example the default share admin$.
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Steps vary depending on your Windows version. For specific instructions and help for your Windows version, refer to the Microsoft Knowledgebase at http://msdn.microsoft.com.

Procedure

  1. Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
    1. Go to Start → Run
    2. Type regedit, then press ENTER.
  2. Locate and click the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  3. Locate the LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy registry entry.
    If the registry entry does not exist, follow these steps:
    1. Go to Edit → New.
    2. Select DWORD Value.
    3. Type LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, then press ENTER.
  4. Right-click LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, then go to Modify.
  5. In the Valuefield, type 1.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Exit Registry Editor.