Windows 10: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1909 - Run As Administrator broken

The day before the Feature update to Windows 10, version 1909, I was using right-click Run as Administrator for several tasks, such as Command Prompt, VAMT, etc. After the update, Run as Administrator no longer works. Instead of bringing up the UAC box to allow running the application, it does nothing. No new process in Task Manager. This is extremely inconvenient - I had to use the workaround for creating Admin-enabled shortcuts - and alarming, that simple functionality that I have used for years is completely broken, without my doing anything but the update. Yes, I checked my system for corruption SFC and checked for viruses. It's clean. Everything works except the Run as Administrator link which acts as if it is not a link but is plain text. I DID notice that the update also changed a Windows-X menu item from Command Prompt Admin to Powershell Admin, which was also a link that went nowhere. Perhaps this is a clue?


I'm getting very concerned about MS update quality. Forbes has been posting horrific experiences by users, especially for KB4535996. After my stint at Digital Equipment years ago as an SE, I was a software QA engineer until retirement, and came to recognize and appreciate how important professional Q/A engineers are for the software process. I think MS needs to re-evaluate its Q/A process.

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Administrative Templates for Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909)

Source and download: Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909) from Official Microsoft Download Center

See also:

• How to get the Windows 10 November 2019 Update version 1909
• What is new in Windows 10 version 1909
• What is new for IT pros in Windows 10 version 1909
• Known and Resolved issues for Windows 10 Nov. 2019 Update version 1909
• Features removed and deprecated in Windows 10 version 1909

 

User.000 issue after updating to 1909

I'm one of the many people suffering from issues with user profiles after applying Update 1909 to Windows 10. I've read all the threads I can find on the topic here and have followed the suggestions, all to no avail. Any other thoughts are appreciated.

After applying Update 1909, the ProfileImagePath was changed to c:\users\User.000
One file that was always in use and couldn't be removed was left in c:\users\User (can't recall or find the exact file now), so I could never rename or remove the c:\user\User directory.

I followed the multiple suggestions from Brink and others:

• Rebooted at least 6 times
• Enabled hidden Administrator
• Booted into Safe Mode
• Changed ProfileImagePath
• Tried to rename c:\users\User but couldn't because a file was still in use
• Copied all data from c:\users\User.000 into c:\users\User
• Rebooted and had temporary profile
• Followed steps in Brink tutorial to change ImageProfilePath; rebooted with no change
• Restored using Restore Point from before Update 1909 - returned to single profile state (User.000)
• Removed each update that was installed individually and rebooted after each update removal - profile state never changed
• After all updates were removed, repeated the steps above with hidden Administrator, changing profile, etc. - same issue with file in use in c:\users\User
• Followed all steps above with hidden Administrator but without copying files from User.000 to User - same results

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

 

Feature update to Windows 10, version 1909

Hi Sirona

You say that is feature update 1909 in the update queue, ut yet you are already running version 1909, this is strange...

Click your Start button, then just type winver and hit Enter, please post a screenshot of the resulting dialog...