How to add or remove an administrator by using the Management Console

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Applies to:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Use the following procedures to add or remove an administrator on the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) server.

Add an administrator using the Management Console

  1. Open the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Management Console and select Administrators in the navigation pane. The navigation pane will display a list of Access Directory (AD) users and groups that currently have administrative access to the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) server.
  2. To add a new administrator, select Add Administrator. Enter the name of the administrator that you want to add in the Active Directory Name field. Make sure to also provide the associated user account domain name. For example, Domain \ UserName.
  3. Select the account you want to add and select Add. The new account should now appear in the list of server administrators.

Remove an administrator using the Management Console

  1. Open the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Management Console and select Administrators in the navigation pane. The navigation pane displays a list of AD users and groups that currently have administrative access to the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) server.
  2. Right-click the account to be removed from the list of administrators and select Remove.