Before connecting to ALM

If you intend to run OpenText Functional Testing tests remotely from ALM on this computer, you must modify User Account Control (UAC) settings before connecting to ALM. You can revert these modifications afterward.

Note: The security changes described in this section should be performed by your System Administrator.

Contact Microsoft Support if you have questions regarding changes in User Account Control (UAC) on any of these operating systems.

For Microsoft Windows 10 & 11, Windows Server 2016 & 2019

Modify UAC settings on Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, & Windows Server 2019 machines as follows:

  1. Open the registry editor. (Run a regedit command)

  2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  3. Modify the EnableLUA DWORD value and set it to 0.

  4. Restart the computer for your changes to take effect.

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For Microsoft Server 2012

Modify UAC settings on Windows Server 2012 machines as follows:

  1. Log in as an administrator.
  2. From the Control Panel, select User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings.
  3. In the User Account Control Settings window, move the slider to Never notify.
  4. In the Control Panel, select System and Security > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.
  5. In the Local Security Policy window, in the left pane, select Local Policies.
  6. In the Local Policies tree, select Security Options.
  7. In the right pane, select the User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval mode option.
  8. Select Action > Properties from the menu bar.
  9. In the dialog that opens, select Disabled.

  10. Restart the computer for your changes to take effect.

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Enable UAC again if required

After connecting to ALM, return to the User Account Control Settings window to enable UAC again. Restore the slider to its previous position to turn the UAC option on again.

On Windows 10, open the registry editor and set the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA back to 1.

Restart the computer for your changes to take effect.

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