Run PoE as a limited user

[upsala]

So I made a new account, and banned the new account all access to the PoE folder, when I run the link and entered the password, I will get this following message:
RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - D:\PoE\PathOfExile_x64.exe
5: Access is denied.
What am I doing wrong?

U r reading words wrong. List back and READ. Why the hell u deny access for POE folder insted folder with poe hud or other scripts?

[ulow1337]

Very strange behaviour is right there in starting poe.
Workaround I have made for myself:
1) create "poe.bat" with contents as following (you could replace you Path of Exile path) to any handful location (as example - C:/poe.bat)

cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile"
PathOfExile_x64.exe
pause

2) create shortcut as previous

C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:YOURNAME /savecred "C:\poe.bat"

[ulow1337]

Ahh... even easier. Somehow working directory is not getting read by the process we start.
Make a shortcut like this (you could replace you Path of Exile path):
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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:YOURNAME /savecred "cmd /C cd \"C:/Program Files (x86)/Grinding Gear Games/Path of Exile/\" && PathOfExile.exe"

Working directory

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\"

[Philss]

Ok so the problem is that the "runas.exe" program changes the current directory to System32 before starting the exe. You can see this by placing a batch file in poe directory and then try runas on it instead of poe.

in the batch file put...

echo %cd%
pause

When you then runas on the batch file it will output "C:\Windows\System32" regardless of the directory you ran runas from.

So that said, if you want to be able to run poe from a shortcut on your desktop or wherever, the solution is to create a batch file which changes directories and launches poe (using 'start.exe' so that the new cmd window doesnt stay open afterwards)...

cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile"
start PathOfExile_x64.exe

Now create a shortcut to the batch file and follow the same steps of editing the "target" field to include runas.exe and its parameters. You can then put that shortcut anywhere you want.

runas.exe /user:computer\user /savecred "C:\Program Files (x86)\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\asdf.bat"

So i did this , how to i know if i run poe as limited user , the game start and all just not sure if im limited user

[Sychotix]

So i did this , how to i know if i run poe as limited user , the game start and all just not sure if im limited user

Check which user the program is running as in the command prompt.

[upsala]

Check which user the program is running as in the command prompt.

Hes shortcut works, process running as limited user. Same time ctrl+shift+rclick works too with no additional cmd window

[luminair]

U r reading words wrong. List back and READ. Why the hell u deny access for POE folder insted folder with poe hud or other scripts?

Thanks for your answer, indeed I misread the Poehud folder part!

[Fireball]

Is this work for steam version?

[omnicrunch]

I am getting this since 3.4 update: Screenshot by Lightshot

[luminair]

I am getting this since 3.4 update: Screenshot by Lightshot

use the shift + right click method, will solve this problem.

[PsiiX3]

What am I doing wrong?
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[Zenmai]

What am I doing wrong?
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To do so, at the very beginning of the target you should add:

runas /user:BOT /savecred
... remember to replace BOT with your own newly created username.


>> PS: The whole text should now look something like this, as an example (the path depends on where you installed the game):

runas /user:BOT /savecred "C:\Program Files\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\PathOfExile_x64.exe"

[TehCheat]

To do so, at the very beginning of the target you should add:

runas /user:BOT /savecred
... remember to replace BOT with your own newly created username.


>> PS: The whole text should now look something like this, as an example (the path depends on where you installed the game):

runas /user:BOT /savecred "C:\Program Files\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\PathOfExile_x64.exe"

That method gives me and a lot of others the same issue he posted. You have to shift-right-click + run as user on poe or create a shortcut to a batch file as shown above.

[ulow1337]

That method gives me and a lot of others the same issue he posted. You have to shift-right-click + run as user on poe or create a shortcut to a batch file as shown above.

Run PoE as a limited user

Update your shortcut as I wrote before and you are ready to go without any shift+click and so on,

[MACROS4LIFE]

I keep opening PoE on my main account.... ctrl+shift+click doesn't work. ( Windows even ask me login and password for it, but still run it on my main account ( wtf ).

.bat file doesnt work as well or I don't know how to properly make it.

I tried literally everythign on this thread, when I open the game and press ctrl+alt+del I see the game running on my main account and the alt-limited user "disconnected".

wtf am I doing wrong? windows 10 here

I've being sitting here for 2 hours already and nothing. I guess I'm very stupid or something here is messed up. Maybe both.