On: WireGuard: Great protocol, but skip the Mac app

[UI_at_80x24]

To make the WireGuard windows app better (for non-admin users) you need to make your user(s) a member of the "Network Configuration Operators" group.

This allows you enable/disable (or choose if you have multiple) the VPN without needing to be a member of the Administrators group. You also need to add a line to the registry.

Here's the powershell code to do that:

  New-ItemProperty "hklm:\software\wireguard" -Name "LimitedOperatorUI" -Value 1 -PropertyType "DWord" -Force

  Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Network Configuration Operators" -Member "$username"

[grandinj → UI_at_80x24]

That sounds like a good idea that should be added to the WireGuard installer? Perhaps log a feature request?

[est → UI_at_80x24]

it used to just 2 clicks on a control panel.

control userpasswords2

A simple user account managing interface hidden in a myriad of crap dashboards.