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I can not run programs as Administrator, because I tried to do this, and modifying the value in the registry didn't do what I wanted to do, I thought that it would stop asking for passwords and let me run as an Admin whenever I wanted. Instead it just doesn't open the password prompt and runs as a normal user. I tried to change it back but I can't because I can't run Regedit as an Admin.
What I have tried so far is open the command line through the troubleshooter:
I am then able to get into the command line as the admin so I can now run Administrative commands, so I run this:
X:\windows\system32>regedit
That opens up the Registry editor, and I can change the value back to 1, but when I exit the Registry Editor, and restart the computer and look at that value once logged in, it didn't change, it is still set to 0. Do I need to save upon exiting registry editor somehow? Why isn't it committing it and using that value upon reboot?
Get Off My Lawn
Posted 2015-02-28T23:11:12.540
Reputation: 1 003
You will need to log into an Administrator user in order to do what you describe. – Ramhound – 2015-02-28T23:23:33.907
The account I am using is in the Administrator Group, if that is what you mean, but it isn't the Actual Administrator – Get Off My Lawn – 2015-02-28T23:36:23.530
Domain or local profile, domain trumps local permissions. – Ramhound – 2015-03-01T00:03:46.750
Domain. How come I was able to switch it to
0then? – Get Off My Lawn – 2015-03-01T00:11:13.517Have you really though? You indicate you are changing it, rebooting, and it hasn't actually changed. You didn't answer the question if the account is a domain user or not. – Ramhound – 2015-03-01T00:23:03.113
I answered in the comment above, that it is a Domain. I was able to change it to
0, restart and it stayed, but I can't change it back to1(logging in normally). I can change it by logging into the troubleshooter and opening it from the command line as an admin, but then when I restart it is still0, so it didn't save the change – Get Off My Lawn – 2015-03-01T00:28:56.297I am confused. Your question makes zero references to the word Domain. It says you are an
Administrator, but often times I have found people say they are anAdministrator, and in reality they are logging into a Domain user and have localAdministratorpermissions. It sounds like you are notAdministratoron the Domain, which means the group policy surrounding the UAC, will override ALL changes. – Ramhound – 2015-03-01T00:33:00.323Okay, I think I see what your asking. I am a Local Administrator logged in on a Domain. – Get Off My Lawn – 2015-03-01T00:51:22.567
@Ramhound I figured it out, I just needed to login as an older user who had the rights to this. – Get Off My Lawn – 2015-03-02T15:15:18.557