I was unable to run an elevated command prompt. I was unable to do anything, except make a copy of my important files, and make a list of my installed programs. (Because I couldn't run task...
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I was unable to run an elevated command prompt. I was unable to do anything, except make a copy of my important files, and make a list of my installed programs. (Because I couldn't run task...
Well, I have the same problem - but, I'm logged in as "Dan":
C:\Users\Dan>net localgroup administrators
Alias name administrators
Comment Administrators have complete and unrestricted...
It was an interesting thought - that the reason access was denied to my C: drive was because it was in AHCI mode. I changed it; still, access denied.
I'll try Digiwiz MiniPE when I have access to...
Sure, I can hang around for a day or two - it will take me that long to catalog my programs and copy off my data. The good news is, I have an operational system, I just can't do anything that...
No matter what I do, I can't gain administrative privileges for my W10 PC:
Never prompted to elevate privilege as administrator - Windows 10 Forums
I never reset my administrative password when...
OK, I tried Dinesh's tutorial. First, here's a list of accounts for my machine:
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I held down Shift and rebooted, and got the WinRE splash screen. I was prompted to log in, with "Dan" my...
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
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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.
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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. ...