How to allow a non-admin user to mount and unmount virtual drive

Hello Anon R,

To resolve this disk management limitation without granting the shared local account full administrative rights, you can utilize the Windows Task Scheduler to securely bridge the permission gap. By writing two brief PowerShell scripts utilizing the standard Mount-DiskImage and Dismount-DiskImage commands pointing to your virtual drive, an administrator can pre-configure these specific actions to run with the highest system privileges. You then create tasks within the Task Scheduler configured to execute these scripts using a dedicated administrative account.

Once the scheduled tasks are prepared, you can create standard shortcuts on the shared user's desktop pointing directly to the built-in Windows task execution utility located at C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe. By appending the run switch and the specific names of your scheduled tasks to this path, the shortcut instructs Windows to execute the underlying scripts in the background using the pre-approved elevated credentials without exposing the admin password to the user. The virtual drive will then mount natively, allowing the standard user to securely enter the BitLocker password through the normal Windows prompt to access the folder, while the dismount shortcut provides a simple method to safely lock the encrypted environment.

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DOmic