admin rights

Every time I try to copy "You'll need to provide administrator permission to copy this file " I am trying to copy large .TIB files image files from my C: drive to an external drive connected directly to the PC. I AM admin on this computer but am not using the Administrator account. The actual...

Hi, I am new to Windows Server OS, but not to Windows. I have a program that I need to change the DPI settings on. I know on Windows 10, I would do the following; Right click on icon > Properties > Compatibility > Change high DPI settings > Override high DPI scaling behavious > Tick the box >...

I installed something from the internet which messed up my windows security settings. Now whenever I access it it asks me to redirect myself to Microsoft store because my PC cannot open the defenders link. I tried installing the thing via powershell but did not work. It is a personal laptop so I...

Hi , I have created a scheduled task using an account with admin privilege in 2019 server and task is running fine. But just noticed that other non -admin domain users are not able to see the task in task library. I have tried below options , but no luck . Please let me know if anyone have a...

Dear all, I am looking to clone programs etc from Windows "regular user account" to "administrator account". Basically i want to log with administrator account and have everything exactly the way i have with the user account i use now. The reason for moving to administrator account is because...

Hi all, When I was made redundant from my previous company they let me keep my laptop but did not remove the company admin rights before I left. I have spoken to them and they said they cannot help and I will need to sort this out myself. Does anyone know how to remove admin rights for free...

Hi everyone. While Windows 11 has solved several problems that I've had, like not being able to sign in to Widows Terminal as Admin, there is one thing that I think is kind of weird. One is that it will sometimes open multiple copied of programs that it wouldn't do before. I discover that if I...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10, version 21H1 Build 19043.1263 (KB5005611) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10, version 21H1. This update includes the following improvements: We fixed an issue that changes the device’s current UI...

I was recently contacted by Outlook and told to reset my mail account because of possible security breaches and that it would be shut down for 30 days. I had tried telling them that many times before but no one listens. I was going to send them what follows but since I cant log in and corporate...

my phone and surface connect to the extended wifi network just fine, but my work laptop cannot...i tried to connect then the password field briefly appears then it suddenly says "cannot connect to network"....tried rebooting to no avail note that this is a work PC and therefore my admin rights...

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I have a couple of batch files that i run when i play a specific game. I used to be able to double click them to execute some commands. Now i am forced to right click and run as admin. The error I get when i double click is "Windows cannot find "path of bat". Make sure you typed the name...

My computer is running Windows 10H2. It was upgraded from Windows 7, I have no install media. The "run as admin" doesn't work so I may need to do a "Recovery", "reset". If I reset I need to reinstall a lot of programs, "Apps and Features" says 173! How do I get a full list of these so I can...

I'm setting up a new computer and when my user was created the User Folder used the first five letters of my email address (which is ugly). I modified the folder name and adjusted the HKEY_USERS value. However, some work apparently had been done prior and I corrected the names in all the other...

Hello, In an infrastructure I have two domain controllers Windows 2016 and other servers used for example for business accounting, rather than for the document storage or human resources or various services such backup, antivirus, etc. I would to know if it is possible to create an AD user...

I'm leaving my job of six years in about 10 days and I need some guidance. We use Windows 8.1 and there was no special account attached to it when I was hired. I signed in to my personal account and have been using it here at work for the past five years. It dawned on me after I gave notice that...

So I enter my password, PC's taking longer than usual, I hear the typical error sound. I'm suprised, my desktop wallpaper is gone, the icons on it are stacked rather than as I set them, the pinned buttons on taskbar are gone. The Start button won't respond, neither the toolbars. Then there comes...

VMWare Guest running Windows Server 2016 fully patched as of 2019Sept24 Backing up from the cml fails with the msg "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax incorrect." I have two local drive C and D. I'm trying to backup to Drive D. Syntax: wbadmin start systemstatebackup...

I copied a folder tree from another computer in LAN onto my local computer. After some work I want to delete this folder tree on my local computer. When I right-click in File Explorer on the top node and select "delete" then a popup tells me: "You need to provide administrator permissions"...

My users desk-hop and so every time I get a new user I have to log into Windows 10 and create an account on each machine. I understand that Windows Users can be created using their Microsoft accounts, but I still have to set them up first. So, is there a way that a user can login with their...