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User Mode for Controlling Windows GUI Applications

You can install an agent with the User Mode option to allow a user to interact with applications launched by a project.

User mode is an option offered during the Windows® agent install. User mode makes agent activity visible on the server, but makes the server dependent on a user login.

You can use this feature to collect input manually during a project, through a GUI application, but this makes your project dependent on human input. You can also use this mode as a troubleshooting tool, since output that is hidden during service mode operation is visible in user mode. Each step produces console window in user mode while the step is running.

To set a machine to user mode, install or reinstall the Windows agent, and select the user mode option.

Keep in mind the following differences when setting up projects to use a machine in user mode:

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