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How to launch Windows Explorer with the privileges of a different domain user?

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Mar 15, 2026164549 views
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My Windows 7 computer is connected to a Windows network at the workplace. There are two domains in use on this network, and . I have logins on both domains, for example and . If I am logged into a computer as , how do I launch a Windows Explorer instance with the privileges of ? Note that I can swi…

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You don't need to run explorer.exe as a different user just to connect to a network share with different credentials. In an explorer window you can click on "Map network drive", fill in the path and and make sure to check "Connect using different cr…

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