I recently upgraded my W8.1 system to W10. I'm assuming my administrator password is the same as it was - I don't recall being prompted to change and save it - but, I'm never prompted for it. Instead, everytime I try to do something that requires administrative privilege (Manage my computer, install an .exe, run a CMD as administrator, etc.), my cursor goes to a spinning disk next to the arrow for 4-5 minutes or so - and then, I get this pop-up:
I'm not sure if get the same complaint when I attempt to change my UAC setting, or whether it's simply ignored; but I never get the opportunity to change it here:
I'm tempted to revert back to 8.1 - it's been less than a month - but I don't know for sure that I won't have the same problems when I get there. I'd like to press on and stay with W10, if I can - but, I'll try to revert before I do a complete wipe and install.
Anyone have ideas about what I can try to get out of this mess?
adTHANKSvance,
Dan
What account are you logged in as? Are you sure it's an Administrator level account.
Start, Settings, Accounts to check.
Did you assign a password to the hidden Administrator account? Can you login to it or is it still hidden?
I am logged into the "Dan" user account, non-administrative. From this account, I want to "Run As Administrator". Normally, I would be prompted for the administrator password. Now, I'm not.
Tonight, I tried the one other thing that occurred to me: From the cmd prompt,
runas /noprofile /user: DanPCadministrator cmd
This *does* prompt me for the administrator password. Alas, it does not appear to be what I set it to in W8.1.
You can try enabling the real hidden Administrator account then try to login to it with the password you think it should have.
See this Tutorial by Dinesh: User Account Password - Change from WinRE System Repair Disc.
This sounds promising - I will give it a try this weekend, when I have time. I admit to being confused, though - is "administrator" in the reference you cite:
net user administrator /active:yes
Different than the "administrator" I used in the cmd runas command? Is the "hidden" administrator account nameless, or if it has a name and isn't administrator, what is it?
Thanks
Dan
No, it's called administrator. Worth trying, nothing to lose but a little time.
OK, I tried Dinesh's tutorial. First, here's a list of accounts for my machine:
I held down Shift and rebooted, and got the WinRE splash screen. I was prompted to log in, with "Dan" my only option:
If I clicked on "Don't see your account", I got this:
Is it suggesting that "Dan" is an administrator account? Oh, that it were so... I went back, selected the "Dan" account, and it booted into command prompt. I then attempted the first of Dinesh's instructions:
Hello darkness, my old friend... "Access Denied."
Dan
