whenever i try to enter my account info to run a file as an admin, it gives me the error that "this operation requires elevation." any ideas?
Running an application elevated means that you have to use the built-in administrator rights. To do this right click the application icon or its shortcut and select Run as administrator:The application will now be run using the Windows built-in administratoraccount rights, not using your local administrator account.
Tutorials:Run as Administrator in Windows 10 - Windows 10 blog
Administrator account - Enable or Disable in Windows 10 - Windows 10 blog
when I do that, the admin prompt still pops up and when i enter my password it tells me it requires elevation,
OK, than means that you are trying to run a program elevated from a standard account, not admin account. In that case you have to select the Windows built-in administrator accountfrom the list and use it:By default the built-in administrator account has no password, leave the password box empty if you have not manually set a password for this account.
If the built-in administrator account is not shown, it means that it is disabled as it by default is. In that case you have to sign in to Windows with a local admin accountand go to Computer Management(right click Start, select Computer Management). When there, select Local Users and Groups> Users, and double click the Administrator account to open its properties, or right click it and select Properties:In Properties dialog unselect Account is disabledand click OK to save the changed properties:
Administrator account - Enable or Disable in Windows 10 - Windows 10 blog
Now you can go back to your standard Windows user account and select the built-in administrator from the list when you want to run an application elevated.
Kari
this is an administrator account though, and for some reason it is not recognizing it, it was working fine a couple weeks ago, and the problem has persisted through several reboots
Did you try to enable the built-in admin account?
the local users/group doesnt show up in my computer management
Sometimes it's difficult...
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Your system specs are almost complete missing, which makes this a guessing game:
If your Windows 10 is the Home edition, you don't have Local Users and Groupsadd-on in Computer Management. It is only available in Pro and Enterprise editions.
