Windows 10: I cannot access my apps and tried fixing it with cmd and task manager both on administrator

I cannot access my apps and tried fixing it with cmd and task manager both on administrator, but i had all permissions on allowed and i'm the only one using my computer, this all started when a sudden Windows 11 upgrade popped up when i booted up my pc, i pressed decline and tried to just stick with Windows 10, then my pc restarted and my apps went like a blank icon and i can't open my task manager even as administrator, tried fixing it with cmd again as an administrator but nothing worked and this message popped up after like 15-30 sec. "windows cannot access the specified device path or fi

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Issues while accessing Task Manager and Registry Error: Disabled by Administrator

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while accessing Task Manager and Registry on your PC. For further clarity on the issue, please respond to the questions below:

1. Which build version of Windows 10 are you using currently?
   
2. Are you aware of any changes made to the PC prior to which you weren’t facing this issue?
   
3. Are you connected to Domain/organization network?
   
4. What is the exact error message that you receive?
   

Refer the article Which version of Windows operating system am I running?



Meanwhile, I would suggest you to try enabling built-in administrator account and see if you are able to access Task Manager and Registry. Kindly follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Now press Windows +
   S key together to open Search.
   
2. Now type CMD and select Run as administrator.
   
3. Accept the UAC prompts.
   
4. Type in the following command and hit Enter:
   
   net user administrator /active:yes
   

If you are able to access Task Manager and Registry in built-in administrator, then create a new user account using built-in administrator and check if you are still able to access Task Manager and Registry. Refer the article
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

No option to pin apps to taskbar or uninstall apps

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
  
  • 
    Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
    
  • 
    Click File > Run New Task
    
  • 
    Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
    
  • 
    Type CMD
    
• 
  Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannnow
  

Then try to check if you find the option by right clicking on any app.

Let us know the status of the issue.

 

Unable to access apps error Cant't be open with a built in Administrator account

Hi Darrell,

Please answer this question to assist you better.

Do you have any other User account on your PC?

I guess you're trying to access the apps on built in administrator account. Yes, you can't access them using built-in Administrator account. In order to access them you should use Microsoft account. Try with the below mentioned steps and check if it helps
you.

Suggest you to try the below mentioned steps to fix this issue, when you access the desktop screen:

• 
  Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
  
• 
  Click File >
  Run New Task
  
• 
  Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• 
  Type CMD and hit Enter key. Type or copy/paste the following commands at the CMD prompt and hit Enter key:
  

net user test /add

• This command will create a new user account called test.

net localgroup administrators test /add

• 
  On executing this command makes
  test account as administrator. In simple this will give administrator privileges to test account by adding it to administrators group.
  

Note: In the above command line,
test is the name of the User Profile which we're creating. You can keep any name in the place of
test that which you think your User Profile name should be.

Now logoff from the existing User Profile. When you're on the login screen, on the left bottom corner you can see the account which we have created. Now login with that account and try to convert that account
as Microsoft account by navigating to Start/>
Settings/>Accounts/>Your Account/> Sign with Microsoft account Instead.
If you have Microsoft account try to use that by entering the credentials or else follow the steps to sign-up for new and switch with new Microsoft account.

Once you done with this, now check if you're able to access the app there.

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.