admin rights

I recently upgraded a win7 computer on our lan to win10. now i find I cannot copy files from another computer on the net, winxp, to this new win10. previously I could and did, quite frequently. now the win10 computer tells me i need admin permissions. and the winxp computer tells me to...

we have about seven computers all running some version of windows from xp to 10. So's I can move files between them at will I habitually share all the drives. And, of course, every time I do I run into Microsoft's warning about sharing root drives. never worried me. but now we have this...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker with access to the local system executes a malicious application. An...

Hi, I decided that I wanted to remove certain built-in apps from my Windows 10 device by using commands in powershells. Now it appears, I entered the wrong command and ended up messing up all of my apps. Now I can barely use any of them. However, I only need 1 of them that is broken. I can't...

Hello, I am in the process of setting up a computer for our work canteen, the computer is essentially going to be able to access only the internet, and Microsoft office. Using the GPedit.msc I have removed virtually everything I can think of so that only the above mentioned programs remain...

I can't figure out how to add my own app to the 'Open with' dialogue box (below). I want to open files with an .spv file type with an app. I compiled with Visual C++. In other words I want my app to open when I double-click on any file ending in .spv. It works fine from the command line...

While trying to remove old windows files to free up space PC wants admin permission I click ok then as its calculating/gathering files PC wants system permission I click try again and wind up with the same response

In Windows 7 SP1, I disabled automatic unlock for my data drive E: temporarily. When I went back later to re-enable the automatic lock for that drive, I got the error "Element Not Found". This happens when using BitLocker Manager or when using the "manage-bde -autounlock -enable E:" command line...

Hello Windows Forum, Windows 8.1 has once again threw the same issue to me for a third time. Most App tiles apppear with an X in the bottom right and fail to launch. I Have tried every researched answer and after boot it's all over again. Things I've tried: Windows app diagnostic troubleshooter...

hi, i am facing a problem past 5 months, pls help me to solve it, when i switch on my laptop, while its showing "Hi WELCOME screen, Installing apps... and many tools/apps installing, (i saw this screen when i purchased my laptop in show room), every-time showing this msgs, then finally it shows...

So this morning I installed windows 8.1 on a machine that previously ran windows 7. Everything ran fine until I started installing programs. Every setup file I run fails to extract installation files and gives me an error. I tried running them as administrator but still, the same exact error. I...

I've been programming for over 30 years and I learned to type on the older Televideo and original PC keyboards that had the Control key next to the 'A' key, where CAPS LOCK is located. Windows has a registry entry that allows you to remap the keyboard, but there's a wrinkle. The entry you have...

Hey guys...I was recently forced to upgrade to windows 8.1 on my lenovo y410p laptop. After the upgrade I cannot get any of my games to run. I have googled the problem and I can't seem to find a fix...I have tried running different compatibility setting, running as admin, upgrading my graphics...

Why wont windows let me install any cd/dvd burning software on my computer? I get error 1603 with some programs while other programs stop mid installation and just say access denied. And yes i am installing as an admin.

Hi, Newbie to the forum, here. I write small programs for myself and friends. One of them I have just completed - which works fine on several computers - installs itself in the 'Program Files (x86)' folder. However, on my friend's computer (Win7), when it tries to access and/or create a...

Hi all, I am having problems with my PC at the moment. I cannot install drivers on my computer, when I try it says "Access Denied". I have Admin rights on my account. Any help is very much appreciated as it is a very annoying problem.

hi intro: few days back i have formatted my hdd and installed win7ultimate i'm only user on this pc. no password. not messing with accounts, rights. what i want to do: make new folder in Program Files folder and download to this folder by program TortoiseSVN other app from github. problem...

I am trying to elevate a command given (in this case just another cmd.exe) if the user is not admin. However i get the error: C:\Users\metul_000>runas /user:administrator cmd.exe Enter the password for administrator: Attempting to start cmd.exe as user "WINDOWS8\administrator" ... RUNAS ERROR...

So i have a pretty good understanding of computers, i like to change my password often just to be secure. When doing so i change it via CMD prompt, because for me this is just the fastest easiest way. Well today something went horribly wrong, i have no idea what happen. All i know is i can no...

I was able to access my flash drive last Friday, 2/28/14, and any day prior to that without any problems however Monday, 3/3/14, I get the following error when attempting to access my drive, "You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click Continue to permanently get access to...