Permissions - Safely Remove Hardware

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I'm not an administrator on my work computer, but I can still 'safely remove
hardware'. It depends on the permissions your system administrator has
placed on your account. Only your sys admin can change that.

Modem Ani

"MattieD" <MattieD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49FFC3FA-DA98-4295-B137-4A72EA48EF63@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to change the permissions on the option to "Safely Remove
> Hardware"? As administrator, I can safely remove hardware, but not as a
> normal user. I can't seem to find anything that will allow me to change
the
> permissions so a normal (non-administrator) can access the safely remove
> hardware option.
>
> The error I get under a normal user is: "This operation has been cancelled
> due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your
system
> administrator".
>
> Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!