Windows 10: Error running as Administrator: Username and password fields do not appear User Account Control

Hello,I am experiencing an issue on my Windows system when trying to run an application with administrator privileges. When the User Account Control UAC window appears, it asks me to enter the administrator username and password, but the fields to input this information are not displayed.Here’s a screenshot of the error:Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 23H2 - 22631.4317Action causing the error: Trying to run cmd as administrator or any other application that requires privileges.Other attempts: I’ve tried restarting the PC, checking User Account Control settings, but the issue persists.Has an

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User Account Control displays administrator names

Hi Devlin,

Thank you for replying and for taking the time to help me with this. I made the suggested adjustments for the standard user and it does prompt me to enter credentials, but only for the password. The username portion of the prompt displays both of the admin
accounts (names) I created on the machine. If possible I would like to have the prompt with blank boxes for the user name and the password.

 

User Account Control displays administrator names

Hi,

You may setup User Account Control to ask for the username and password though it will still depend on the user account type.

To change these settings, follow these steps:

To change the elevation prompt behavior for administrators

• 
  Click Start, click Accessories, click
  Run, type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click
  OK.
  
• 
  From the Local Security Settings console tree, click Local Policies, and then click
  Security Options.
  
• 
  Scroll down to and double-click User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators.
  
• 
  From the drop-down menu, select one of the following settings:
  
  • Elevate without prompting (tasks that request elevation will automatically run as elevated without prompting the administrator)
  • Prompt for credentials (this setting requires user name and password input before an application or task will run as elevated)
  • Prompt for consent (default setting for administrators)
• 
  Click OK.
  
• 
  Close the Local Security Settings window.
  

To change the elevation prompt behavior for standard users

• 
  Click Start, click Accessories, click
  Run, type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click
  OK.
  
• 
  From the Local Security Settings console tree, click Local Policies, and then
  Security Options.
  
• 
  Scroll down to and double-click User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users.
  
• 
  From the drop-down menu, select one of the following settings:
  
  • Automatically deny elevation requests (standard users will not be able to run programs that require elevation, and they will not be prompted)
  • Prompt for credentials (this setting requires user name and password input before an application or task will run as elevated, and it is the default for standard users)
• 
  Click OK.
  
• 
  Close the Local Security Settings window.
  

Let us know how it goes.

 

Forget hidden Administrator Account Password-Windows 10

Thank you for providing the details. You can change the password of the hidden admin account by following the steps below.

• Press Windows key and type "cmd".
• Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
• Type this command: net user "UserName" "NewPassword".
  
  Type "administrator" in the "Username" and type the password that you want in the
  "NewPassword".
• Retype the password that you've created and close the Command Prompt.

These steps are intended for local accounts. And since the hidden admin account is considered a local account, you can apply these steps.

Let us know how that turned out for you.