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title: How to Add or Remove an Administrator by Using the Management Console
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# How to Add or Remove an Administrator by Using the Management Console


Use the following procedures to add or remove an administrator on the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 server.

**To add an administrator using the Management Console**

1.  Open the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 Management Console and click **Administrators** in the navigation pane. The navigation pane displays a list of Access Directory (AD) users and groups that currently have administrative access to the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 server.

2.  To add a new administrator, click **Add Administrator** Type the name of the administrator that you want to add in the **Active Directory Name** field. Ensure you provide the associated user account domain name. For example, **Domain** \\ **UserName**.

3.  Select the account that you want to add and click **Add**. The new account is displayed in the list of server administrators.

**To remove an administrator using the Management Console**

1.  Open the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 Management Console and click **Administrators** in the navigation pane. The navigation pane displays a list of AD users and groups that currently have administrative access to the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 server.

2.  Right-click the account to be removed from the list of administrators and select **Remove**.

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## Related topics


[Operations for App-V 5.1](operations-for-app-v-51.md)