Introduction
AdminExplorer gives standard users administrator rights for one specific program at a time, without ever making them local administrators. Every decision is made on the device by the AdminExplorer service, from the policy you manage in the AdminExplorer portal, and every attempt is audited.
This site is the public product documentation. The guides are the same as in the portal under Guides.
Where to start
Section titled “Where to start”- New customer: Getting started takes you from a new tenant to the first enrolled device.
- Choosing how elevation works: How AdminExplorer elevates and the Policy guide with starter policies.
- Something does not work: Troubleshooting and the event ids and reason codes.
- Security review or DPIA: Security and privacy and data collected by the device.
Sections
Section titled “Sections”| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Guides | Setup, policy, approval, sandbox, Entra sign-in and group targeting, local administrator protection, audit and troubleshooting |
| Reference for administrators | Policy settings and rules, event ids and reason codes, the data the device collects, installer properties and Intune deployment |
| Security and privacy | What runs on the device, how the device and the portal trust each other, what is stored, for how long, and how it is deleted |
| Release notes | What is live in the portal and what the next client release brings |
Editions
Section titled “Editions”| Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-approved programs (no prompt) | Yes | Yes |
| On-demand elevation of approved programs, reason prompt, portal audit | Yes | Yes |
| Local administrator removal and protection | Yes | Yes |
| Installed software tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Run in sandbox | Yes | Yes, also limited to Entra groups |
| Rules (path, publisher, hash) | Yes | |
| Manual approval by an approver | Yes | |
| Any application on demand with secure-desktop confirmation | Yes | |
| Child elevation per entry or rule | Yes | |
| Entra group targeting | Yes |
The edition comes from your license; the same client is installed for both.
Signing in to the portal
Section titled “Signing in to the portal”Customers sign in at portal.adminexplorer.circleofbytes.com, or at the address of their partner’s portal. Questions about AdminExplorer go to your provider or to Circle of Bytes.
AdminExplorer documentation, published by Circle of Bytes ApS. Customers sign in at portal.adminexplorer.circleofbytes.com.