How to Enable Administration Mode in Power Platform

UG Expert Kylie Kiser continues on with her series on Power Platform environments. In this video, she describes how to enable Administration Mode.

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Highlights

00:41 — Administration Mode is automatically enabled for a restored environment, or can be manually enabled. To begin, start at the Power Platform Admin Center and select an environment. In the “details” area, select Edit, which is where Administration Mode can be enabled if it isn’t already. If you selec the “background” option, background operations are enabled.

01:31 — It’s important to note that Administration Mode restricts access to only system admins. This feature is especially useful when cleaning up data or when performing a large data migration.

03:01 — Lastly, this feature is useful when performing a large deployment, and system admins might not want users in those environments.