Wednesday 27 November 2013

Enable full permissions for local administrator in Widows8/ 8.1

In Windows 8.1: I'm an administrator but I don't have administrator privileges?  I observed that, even after changing the UAC(User Access control) to Never Notify, still some programs are not run under full privileges. The problem is Security policy in Windows 8/8.1. Every administrator other than built in administrator must run all the applications in Admin approval mode. Steps to disable the admin approval mode is find below.
  1. Type secpol.msc in the Start Menu and press Enter.
  2. Double click on Local Policies then double click on Security Options.
  3. Scroll to the bottom to this entry -User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin approval mode.
  4. Double click that line.
  5. Set it to disabled then press OK.
  6. Reboot.
UAC(User Access Control) options are 

Enabled: (Default) Admin Approval Mode is enabled. This policy must be enabled and related UAC policy settings must also be set appropriately to allow the built-in Administrator account and all other users who are members of the Administrators group to run in Admin Approval Mode. 

Disabled: Admin Approval Mode and all related UAC policy settings are disabled. Note: If this policy setting is disabled, the Security Center notifies you that the overall security of the operating system has been reduced.

Warning: Metro apps will not work after disabling Admin approval mode. You need enable and restart machine again to run metro apps.


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