Can't get HWinfo to start properly with non-Admin User under Win10 (22H2)

[Max24]

Hi,
no matter what I do, can't get HWinfo to start properly. When I log on my Internet-User (no Admin) I want HWinfo to start automatically without typing in my Admin-Password and showing only sensors in the taskbar.

Tried to add HW to startup, no Program-Start, no temps on the Taskbar. Also it doesn't add a new Task in Task-Sheduler. Strangely HW shows up in Task-Manager as running, but I cannot see it running. (Taskbar empty)
Tried to add a Task-Shedule, says Acc isn't allowed to add Task-Shedules.
On Admin-Acc creating a new Task in Task-Shedule is possible, but it won't start either automatically on this Acc. I have to start it manually even here. (Program is installed on Admin-Acc.)
Only way on the Internet-Acc is to manually start and type in Acc-Name and Passwd, then it runs fine. But I don't want to do it on every start of the system. I hope there is a way to automate this process, otherwise I have to use other software.

Is it possible to have HWInfo start automatically without typing in Admin-Name and Admin-Passwd on my Internet-Acc?

Greetings
Max

 

[Martin]

HWiNFO requires access to hardware which is possible only with Administrative rights. Hence it cannot run without Admin rights.

 

[lyesbkz]

Tried to add a Task-Shedule, says Acc isn't allowed to add Task-Shedules.

Logon as Admin and then create the Task Schedule from there. Use "Create Task" not "Create Basic Task"

In the General tab under Security Options. "When running the task, use the following user account" pick the Admin account. Make sure to choose "Run whether user is logged on or not". Then tick "Run with highest privileges". This way it will run as an administrator without asking for the password each time.

In the Trigger tab. Create a trigger "At log on". Choose "Specific user", then add the Internet user. Then this task will run only when the Internet user logs on, but it will still run with admin privileges.

In the Actions tab, add the action to start HWiNFO. See if that works

 

[Max24]

hello lyesbkz,
I created the task just like you suggested on my Admin-Acc, but again I don't see any temps in the taskbar. Funny enough Task-Manager shows it running and consuming System Memory. It's also shown in Autostart. Only when I start HW in the Start-Menu I have to type in my Admin-Acc-Name and Admin-Pw, then it shows me the Temps in the Taskbar. Confused...

 

[Dalai]

It won't work via the Task Scheduler. It's not designed to execute programs under a different user on the current user's desktop.

You can achieve what you want by doing either of the following:

• Run runas.exe with the appropriate switches and add the /savecred switch. Reports of success are mixed, and I've never used this approach so I can't tell from my own experience if this works properly.
• Use an external program like RunAs Professional (shareware) or RunAsSpc (free for personal use). In these programs you create an encrypted file containing the required information, including the other user's credentials, and then you can run the target program (HWiNFO) under the other user. Note that, at least in case of RunAs Professional, you also need to something like Elevate to run the target program elevated.

Regards
Dalai

 

[Max24]

Many thanks, Dalai. This was a golden Tip, now everything runs as I wanted.
Thanks again for your constructive Help.

Regards
Max

 

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Ok so I am new here but I have been using HWinfo with Rainmeter for a year and a half. Purchased a pro license which gave me support and updates for a year. That ended in July 2024. Up until that point, it was working flawlessly, however, I inadvertantly hit the update button the other day completely oblivious to the fact that my license was expired, however, the update proceeded and once complete, I was presented with some dialog that said something to the effect of "your license is expired, please upgrade or revert to a previous version". So, I went to the hwinfo site and downloaded the last version that was covered under my license (8.06 July 2024) and reinstalled that version. That is when the wont auto start problems began.

No matter what I did, the "auto start" check box in HWinfo would not stick. Every time I checked it, closed the settings dialog and re-opened it, the check box was un-checked and HWinf would not auto start on boot/log in.

What I did to resolve it was read as many threads here as I could find with the "auto start" search string and nothing that anyone mentioned would solve the problem, so I just started experimenting with different things and here is what I did to get it to work:

(1) Opened up %temp% and located the (2) files "HWiNFO_x64_201.sys" and "HWiNFO-Sch.xml" and copied those to a folder on my desktop just in case then I deleted them from the temp folder.
(2) Opened up Task Scheduler and located the HWinfo instance and exported it, (also just in case) saved it to the desktop folder and then deleted it from Task Scheduler.
(3) Launched HWinfo as admin and checked the "auto start" check box then hit ok and closed the dialog..
(4) Quit HWinfo (right click in taskbar menu and exit).
(5) Reboot.

Viola! It started automatically!

Went back in and checked both the %temp% folder and the task scheduler and all elements were nicely back in place and everything seems right with the world.
Opened up the HWinfo settings dialog and "auto start" check box is still checked after reboot.

Not quite sure why, but perhaps the .sys file in the temp folder was corrupted somehow or something like that, but these steps got me back up and running.

Hopefully someone finds this and it helps them out. P.S. I am on Windows 11.