Windows 10: App can't be opened using the built-in administrator account.

I was getting UAC shields appearing on some of the icons. I found the solution how to get rid of them by going to the "Local Security Policy" > Local Policies > Security Options and disabling:
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode
User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account

And of course I ran into the bigger issue. I can't open any windows related app. This is what is says (see above). If I re-enable the policy, the programs work again, but the shields appear again. I really don't want them and they bother me and as far as I have researched this is the only solution I found that is working.
Now back to the blue message. I have tried creating a new user and giving it admin rights. Still got the blue message. Then I tried disabling the built-in administrator with this method here. Restarted PC, still the same result.
I really ran out of options. Can somebody smarter than me please help me resolve this problem.
I'm running Windows 10 Pro.
My Local Security Policy list here

P.S. I did not upgrage to Windows 10 from earlier versions, I built PC from scratch and booted from usb.

Follow up!
People have suggested me to reinstall windows/do a clean install. So I did create a new bootable usb with completely different build and got the same result.

I think that this is a huge flaw with windows 10 and I'm really looking forward to solving this issue. Smartest people here please help me!
Also note that I'm not using Built-in administrator account. I'm local Administrator.





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App cannot be opened using the Built-In Administrator account and account settings make Settings close unexpectedly

So I clicked Add someone else to this PC but I was greeted by this window, which ITs could understand.

But I will see if there are problems like this on other users.

 

App cannot be opened using the Built-In Administrator account and account settings make Settings close unexpectedly

Hi!

I've been having this problem for a while now. I downloaded Windows 10 so I can install some apps that can be played, phone or laptop. I downloaded it on the official website, has a genuine product key and has a digital license. This ONLY occurred after
the download. The built-in administrator account before I upgraded has all-access to every app. And then when I upgraded, things start to feel a little bit uncomfortable. I have kept all my files in Windows 7. Got a problem in opening pics using Photos (I
solved it by using Windows Photo Viewer, which luckily is still there) and then I can't open Store, Sticky Notes, Calculator, Paint 3D, Store and etc. (Cortana, Settings, Snipping Tool and downloaded programs (such as Chrome, Firefox, Dota and League) opens,
it works fine) So I decided to add another administrator account for some reason, but clicking Account made Settings close unexpectedly, it was the only one that crashes (meaning System, Devices, Personalization and others work well). Been struggling with
it and tested with other accounts (the other one was with a Microsoft account linked to it) and everything is really fine, but not with the Administrator account. Some also has this issue, I tried the ways they did in order to solve it, but nothing worked.

Thanks in advance for upcoming replies.

*EDIT* Never solved it, but I successfully added another administrator on lusrmgr.msc even its hard to program at first. As for now, I am not using the built in administrator account. Thank you!

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So, are you trying this under the built-in Administrator account or not?

If you are actually running under the built-in Administrator, then you are not supposed to be able to use universal apps. You are supposed to get this error message instead. That's just by design.

P.S. By some strange twist of fate/luck, upgraded Windows 10 installations are usually exempt from this restriction. But clean installs always prevent you from running universal apps from under built-in Administrator.

 

Yes, I'm running with built-in administrator. Please tell me how do I get rid of it?

 

Built-in administrator can in no circumstances run Windows apps, only exception being the Settings app. You need to create a normal user account to yourself, make it a local admin and use it instead.

• Create a new user account: User Account - Add in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
• Make it local admin: Account Type - Change in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

When I go to "your email and accounts" it says my name and Local Account Administrator. Should I still create a new user?

 

Created new user, made it admin, disabled "Run all administrators in admin approval mode" to get rid of shields, restarted PC And still get this blue screen and can't open apps...
What a shame...

 

Maybe I did something wrong? Windows still thinks that I'm using built-in administrator. How exactly do I know that I'm using the built-in? How do I get rid of built-in? Please help, Windows 10 is driving me nuts...

 

To create yourself a new user account and change its type to local administrator, links to tutorials in my previous post. When done disable the built-in admin account: Administrator account - Enable or Disable in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Ok this is what I did.
1. Created new user.
2. Made it administrator
3. Made old user standart
4. Disabled built-in administrator (did all the options).
5. Restarted PC.
Still same b******t.

 

Please tell did you clean install Windows 10 or upgrade from Windows 7? Some Windows 7 users decided that they do not need stupid Microsoft to tell them what they can do and what not, and feeling like Masters of the Universe they enabled built-in admin account using it as their only user account. A stupid thing to do, of course.

These users will automatically get issues when upgrading to Windows 10; the upgrade process sees an existing user account not detecting it is the built-in admin, upgrading to 10. Because Windows 8 and later use MS accounts, too, the system has evolved and you simply cannot use built-in admin anymore as your daily, only user account.

If that's your case then my sincere advice and recommendation is to clean install Windows 10.

 

I built PC from scratch and booted from Windows 10 USB. Clean instal. What not clean could I have done?

 

OK, that's good.

My previous post told the only possible scenario leading to situation where Windows 10 is directly after installation using built-in admin account as a normal user account without user specifically enabling it: Upgrade started from Windows 7 when signed in as built-in admin. That upgrade route only leads to issues. As your user account according what you have told is somehow built-in admin, I wanted to either confirm you did upgrade from Windows 7 using built-in admin, or completely exclude that option.

I see no other reasonable option than to start from scratch, clean install.

 

At least you try to understand my problem and help me, not like those stack exchange a******s who downvote everything *Biggrin