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I am the only user but I am a Local Administrator
Windows 10, Version 21H1, Build 19043.1288
There have been many messed up users and permissions on this machine over the years. At this point everything is working very well most of the time. But there are occasional situations, usually with a Windows file, when I'm denied access and told my request requires Administrative rights. This even happens if I try to delete said file from the Admin Command Prompt. Most recently this has occurred as I've tried to remove an app I installed from the Windows Store. Somehow it was installed several times and I want to clean out all the left over files before installing a fresh version.
I don;'t know but I suspect that being a Local Administrator isn't the same as the BIG Administrator Windows wants under such circumstances. Is there an important difference between the two? Should I also have another User who is THE Administrator and somehow different from the Local one? If so, how might I fix this?
There are no plans to move to Windows 11 since this desktop is about 4 years old and lacks some of the requirements. It's good and it was expensive - not expecting to upgrade for quite a while if possible.
Thanks for all suggestions.