Windows 10: Fix The requested operation requires elevation, Error 740

If you try to run a program or open a folder or delete a file and you receive a message – Error (740), The requested operation requires elevation on your Windows 10/8/7 computer, here are some simple troubleshooting suggestions that [...]

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The requested operation requires elevation"

The requested operation requires elevation"in windows 10

 

Updated to 1511: "740: The requested operation requires elevation"


In my normal user account (belonging to Users group) I maintain a folder with a bunch of convenient administrative shortcuts, which run certain applications under "Administrator" account through 'runas' utility. Each shortcut's command line looks as

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "<command line>"

Before update to version 1511 all my shortcuts were working fine. After the update most of them suddenly stopped working. Namely, running mmc shortcuts, like

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "mmc compmgmt.msc"

produces error "740: The requested operation requires elevation".

Control panel shortcuts like

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "control appwiz.cpl"

generate a message box

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::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{7B81BE6A-CE2B-4676-A29E-EB907A5126C5} Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

Some applications continue to work, some don't. SysInternal's Autoruns works fine. Far Manager doesn't suffer from it either. But CPU-Z shortcut

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C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:Administrator /savecred "C:\Utils\CPU-Z\cpuz_x64.exe"

also fails with "740: The requested operation requires elevation".

Is the something I can change (policy etc.) to restore the pre-1511 behavior?

 

"The requested operation requires elevation"

I get this error "The requested operation requires elevation" when i launch Dell SupportAssist.exe. I'm unable to install the dell supportAssist program due to this. How can i solve this?