Windows 10: Administrator Privileges in Safe Mode?

I've just discovered there is a BIOS update for my Dell laptop. I normally do these updates from a standard admin account. I tried the upgrade this time from an admin account in Safe Mode but I got the error shown below. Why is this happening? The BIOS update proceeded OK from my usual admin account.





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Boot into Safe Mode on Windows 10  


I am stuck in Safe Mode in spite of following all the suggested steps to go back to Normal Startup - Like opening file location of msconfig.exe & running as Administrator. The computer I am trying to get out of safe mode has just been updated from Windows 7.

 

Password not accepted in Safe mode

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community forum.

Have you tried all the above steps suggested by Sangeeta Sarkar on September 13, 2015.

I would suggest you to provide some information to help you better.

• Are you trying to login the Microsoft account or the Local account in safe mode?
• Did you try with only safe mode or safe mode with networking?
• What is the critical error you are getting?

If you are using Windows 10. To go to safe mode you have to follow the below steps.

If you are able to go to login screen in normal mode try the below steps to go to safe mode with networking.

• 
  At the login screen click on the power symbol.
  
• 
  Hold SHIFT + Click Restart.
  
• 
  After restarting your system, select the Troubleshoot option.
  
• 
  Select advanced options under
  Troubleshoot screen.
  
• 
  Click on Startup Settings.
  
• 
  Click Restart and follow the onscreen steps to go to
  Safe Mode with networking and check if you are able to login.
  

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Please get back with more information, we will be glad to help you further.

 

administrator privileges required to play game, I am the administrator

Hi,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you resolve the issue.



Please share the following details.

• 
  Is there any other games causing the same issue?
  
• 
  Did you see any error message or error code on the screen?
  

I suggest you to start the computer in Safe mode from the Windows Recovery Environment.

Please refer to the below link to start the computer in Safe mode.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-safe-mode

Note: The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10 Insider Preview.

Once you have entered into the Safe mode then, open Command Prompt and enable Built in Administrator.

Follow the below steps to enable Built in Administrator:

• Open Command Prompt from Windows Recovery Environment.
• Copy and paste the below command and press Enter.

net user administrator /active:yes

3. Close the Command Prompt.

4. Try to login though Built in Administrator and change the earlier password or you can create new user account.

Check if the issue persists or not. If the issue persists, Please download and install the latest graphics drivers from your computer manufacturer website and check if it helps.



Please reply with the details and updated status. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.



Thank you.