Well, what if you install it on one account but the installer doesn't bother putting a shortcut in the start menu of the other accounts on the computer?
The overclocking, performance controls, and thermal controls are part of why I bought this G3, which is faster than my trusty Dell Precision notebook.
I've uninstalled, installed, uninstalled, cleaned, purged, scrubbed, installed, uninstalled, and banged my head against the wall with the Alienware control center so many times now. I'm pretty sure I'm over 20 hours into nothing but getting the G button to work. This software is BAD and a good reason to never buy Dell/Alienware products. The support is bad. The issues are common. The dead ends are nonstop as you eagerly read the many threads you'll find on support boards and reddit describing similar issues, where what worked to fix it 1 or 2 years ago no longer works.
THIS week, the thing I did to fix the software (install from Microsoft store) stopped working because the app was removed without a trace.
I can't wait to have enough money to get another Dell Precision giant brick of a workstation replacement "laptop". It's a great product.
I can't help but feel my G3 purchase was a mistake, even if it's half the cost of a Precision. This is endlessly frustrating.
For anyone running into issues getting AWCC to run under a normal domain user and possibly a standard user in general (Non local Administrator). All you need to do is-
Make the current user a local admin.
Install AWCC.
Run it once.
Then demote that account back to a standard user.
All seems to be stable and profiles work just fine. I really wish AWCC would be able to run without having local admin but this workaround seems to work. Hopefully this helps!
MotorDonkey
61 Posts
1
May 4th, 2019 20:00
Drag the Command Center and Support Assist icons from your Start Menu to the desktop. Sometimes the most obvious things elude us.
mgmchenry
3 Posts
0
October 6th, 2020 11:00
Well, what if you install it on one account but the installer doesn't bother putting a shortcut in the start menu of the other accounts on the computer?
The overclocking, performance controls, and thermal controls are part of why I bought this G3, which is faster than my trusty Dell Precision notebook.
I've uninstalled, installed, uninstalled, cleaned, purged, scrubbed, installed, uninstalled, and banged my head against the wall with the Alienware control center so many times now. I'm pretty sure I'm over 20 hours into nothing but getting the G button to work. This software is BAD and a good reason to never buy Dell/Alienware products.
The support is bad. The issues are common. The dead ends are nonstop as you eagerly read the many threads you'll find on support boards and reddit describing similar issues, where what worked to fix it 1 or 2 years ago no longer works.
THIS week, the thing I did to fix the software (install from Microsoft store) stopped working because the app was removed without a trace.
I can't wait to have enough money to get another Dell Precision giant brick of a workstation replacement "laptop". It's a great product.
I can't help but feel my G3 purchase was a mistake, even if it's half the cost of a Precision.
This is endlessly frustrating.
CarelH
1 Message
0
May 30th, 2022 09:00
Alienware Command Center as a normal domain user.
For anyone running into issues getting AWCC to run under a normal domain user and possibly a standard user in general (Non local Administrator). All you need to do is-
Make the current user a local admin.
Install AWCC.
Run it once.
Then demote that account back to a standard user.
All seems to be stable and profiles work just fine. I really wish AWCC would be able to run without having local admin but this workaround seems to work. Hopefully this helps!