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Why ACCESS DENIED if I'm Administrator?!
I installed a fresh copy of Windows 10 Pro onto my desktop. I did not upgrade the system. During installation i created my own account. The account type is Administrator. I turned off UAC.
What i don't understand is i often get the message "Access Denied" or you are not an administrator. Huh? What is going on? I thought if my account type is Administrator i would have full unfettered access to my local PC. On top of that I have to consistently right click and select Run as Administrator for CMD. I tried modifying the HOSTS file yet when i go to save i receive the message "Access to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS was denied." For HOSTS i checked properties >> Security. The "Group or User Names" section states:
Can someone please explain to me the logic of all this?Group or User Names
ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES [permissions: read & execute, read]
SYSTEM [permissions: full control]
Administrators (CARBON-PC\Administrators) [full control]
Users (CARBON-PC\Users) [read & execute, read]
For the record i am logging into my user account that is account type "administrator". There is also an Administrator account automatically created by Windows from what i can see at the startup screen. I am able to log into that Administrator account but i dont want to use a different account. I need for this craziness to be explained.
Last edited by crosis; 16 Feb 2016 at 20:47.