Windows 10 run as Administrator
I have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I am listed as an Administrator user yet Windows 10 keep asking "to run as administrator". How do I get W10 to understand that I am an administrator.
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j3ff9ack wrote:
T18skyguy wrote:
When you make yourself an administrator, it puts you at risk somehow? Can someone explain how that happens?
If you run as administrator all the time, and you happen to visit a malicious web site or open an e-mail with a malicious attachment, the malicious code then executes with administrative privileges and can easily exploit your entire computer and others on your home network.
If you run with normal user privileges and do the same thing, the malicious code only has your user privileges and the amount of damage is minimized due to the lower privilege.
This is much more important when you are on a corporate network with thousands of other computers than if you are just at home, but the same principle applies
X2T18skyguy wrote:
When you make yourself an administrator, it puts you at risk somehow? Can someone explain how that happens?
If you run as administrator all the time, and you happen to visit a malicious web site or open an e-mail with a malicious attachment, the malicious code then executes with administrative privileges and can easily exploit your entire computer and others on your home network.
If you run with normal user privileges and do the same thing, the malicious code only has your user privileges and the amount of damage is minimized due to the lower privilege.
This is much more important when you are on a corporate network with thousands of other computers than if you are just at home, but the same principle applies- When you make yourself an administrator, it puts you at risk somehow? Can someone explain how that happens?
- On my last PC I had multiple recovery options. When it went bad, every time I tried to recover it said "you are not an administrator" So I make sure I'm always an administrator now.
- Turn off the UAC (User Account Control).
GordonThree wrote:
Why do you always need to be administrator? That prompt is for your protection, mainly to stop "hidden" installs from happening without your consent.
Exactly. Leave it alone. It's functioning as designed, and it makes sense.Fizz wrote:
GordonThree wrote:
Why do you always need to be administrator? That prompt is for your protection, mainly to stop "hidden" installs from happening without your consent.
The Administrator has a password not shared with the kids etc.
The safest way is to only run as admin when you need to, i.e. when installing programs, creating a new account, or editing certain settings.GordonThree wrote:
Why do you always need to be administrator? That prompt is for your protection, mainly to stop "hidden" installs from happening without your consent.
The Administrator has a password not shared with the kids etc.- Why do you always need to be administrator? That prompt is for your protection, mainly to stop "hidden" installs from happening without your consent.
