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This article provides help to fix an issue where standard users can't execute a command set via RunOnce or RunOnceEx.
Applies to: Windows 10 - all editions
Original KB number: 2021405
Symptoms
A command set to execute via RunOnce or RunOnceEx may not execute as expected. The registry keys affected are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceExHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunonceEx
Cause
This will occur if you log on with a Standard User Account. This is by design.
Resolution
To execute commands from those registry keys, you must log in with an Administrator account. This issue effects only users with a Standard User account. If the user has an Administrator or Split Token, the execution proceeds.