Windows 10: How do I change administrator permissions?

I am unable to delete files. Error message says to contact the administrator. I am the administrator, owner and sole user.

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no administrator permission

Hi Ryan,

Let us assist you to have an Administrator permission. To start, follow the steps below to enable the Windows Super Administrator Account.

• Type CMD on the search box.
• CMD will appear at top.
• Right click on it, then choose Run as administrator.
• Type this command & hit Enter: Net user administrator /active:yes.
• After you enable the Super Administrator account, log out on your existing account then log into Super Administrator account.
• On the Super Administrator account, you can now create an Administrator account or give Administrator permission on the existing account.

After you created an Administrator account, we suggest that you disable the Super Administrator account by following the same steps and using this command:
Net user administrator /active:no.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Change administrator permission

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you faced. I will certainly help you with this.



This issue may arise due to removing/uninstalling Windows 7 by using third party software (not recommended). I suggest you to follow the below given methods and check if issue persist.

Method 1:

Run System Maintenance troubleshooter on the computer and check if any issue found. To do so, kindly follow the below given steps:

• Press Windows and X key together and select
  Control Panel.
• Click on Troubleshooting.
• Click on View all option on the left side of the Windows.
• Click on System Maintenance option.
• Click on Next and follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot the issue.

Method 2:

I suggest you to perform the below given steps and check if it resolve the permission issue.

• Right click on the file and click on Properties.
• Click on Security, check Owner should be "SYSTEM" in
  Advance tab.
• Now check the save for C:\Users\<username>
• Owner should also be "SYSTEM"
• Check the users you signed into windows as (should be your Microsoft account) should be in the "Permissions entries" list with "Full Contol"
  
• If not, Add the user you are logged in as.
• All the folders and sub-folders below should be "owned" by the user you are logged into windows with
  importantly, have a permissions entry for "full control"
  
• Check for all the related folder where you are getting same error, but for some reason that same user is missing a "Permission Entry". Add a "full control" entry for the user and you should be able to save to that folder
  and all sub-folders

Hope this information helps. Post back with updated issue details for further help.

Thank you.

 

administrator permissions needed

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

As per description, you are getting error message "THIS ACTION REQUIRES ADMINISTRATOR PERMISSIONS" using quick books.

I would suggest you to follow the method given below and check if that helps.

Method 1:

Try to run the application as an “Administrator” and check. Follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Right click the shortcut of the application or the main application.

2. Select
properties.

3. Select
compatibility tab and select "Run this program as an administrator."

If issue still persists try method 2,

Method 2:

User Account Control (UAC) notifies you before changes are made to your computer that require administrator-level permission. The default UAC setting notifies you when programs try to make changes to your computer, but you can change how often
UAC notifies you. It might be that you have your computer to “Always notify”.

Always Notify:

You'll be notified before programs make changes to your computer or to
Windows settings that require administrator permissions. This is the most secure setting.

To change the settings in User Account Control follow the steps mentioned below.

• Press Windows key + X key.
• Select Control Panel.
• Select User accounts.
• then click Change User Account Control settings.
  
• If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.
• Move the slider up or down to the setting for how you want to be notified by UAC, and click/tap on
  OK.

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.