Can anyone clear up this point for me please.
I've been using W7 since day one of it's UK release. It is installed on my home computer with only one account assigned to me exclusively as Administrator and no Guest Account. I was under the impression that when I Boot-up the PC/OS would be running to My Account as Administrator. So why do I have too, from time to time select Run as Administrator from the Menu???
Thank you.
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(Solved) - Run as Administrator.
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It's part of Windows 7 protecting. Are you running with UAC running? (User Account Control)
Once you have run the program and you have clicked 'yes', in future it should run (a shield will be seen on some apps) in elevated mode.
As I am the only user on this machine I turned UAC off.
Right click the app, select 'run as' and window will remember.
Mike
Well, to be honest you are 'not the administrator' but in a group that has 'some' administrator privileges.
On top of that, there is the 'hidden' Administrator, and also for file/folder owner a 'trusted installer'. All with different rights and access privileges.
For the HIDDEN ADMINISTRATOR enablement, check HERE.
Irv S.
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