Windows 10: Loss of Administrator status seems universal; where's universal fix?

Discus and support Loss of Administrator status seems universal; where's universal fix? in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; This is pretty outrageous! I did not bargain for hours of my time to figure out the new, improved Windows 10. Not only did I lose admin status, half of... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Linna8, Aug 17, 2015.

  1. Linna8 Win User

    Loss of Administrator status seems universal; where's universal fix?


    This is pretty outrageous! I did not bargain for hours of my time to figure out the new, improved Windows 10. Not only did I lose admin status, half of my bookmarked favorites have disappeared.

    I've seen the "take ownership..." articles, and a lot of this stuff is unclear to me. I'm just an average schmoe, not a pro! I can tell from the welcome screen that the system is defaulting to a second profile that I created that does not have admin rights. So, where is my admin profile? I can't even find it to try to log in using that. What I WANT is to get back to that and not have to jerry rig some permissions and NOT to have to spend hours getting my computer back to where I could find things.

    Windows 10 - you were supposed to improve my online experience!!!!! VERY disappointed so far.

    PS - it says I have 30 days to go back to Windows 7 or 8.1 and that option should show under the settings/security window. It's not there. How do I go back if I decide to do that?

    :)
     
    Linna8, Aug 17, 2015
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  2. Windows phone acceptance at universties in the US

    What is the reason why so many university campuses in the US do not support the Windows phone? Universities support Apple and Androids.

    At the time of writing this question it may seem that the question is moot as there is widespread acceptance of the idea Microsoft as a business may not wish to support the Window phone platform.

    On the other hand, Microsoft phone is a great platform. The non-adoption of the Windows phone platform at university and college IT systems is a loss. What were the reasons why universities and colleges never supported the Windows phone?
     
    Adam Seline, Aug 17, 2015
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  3. e61drc Win User
    E61 EAP-TTLS PAP

    If it is 'will not' then they may change their mind if everyone who needs EAP-TTLS-PAP contacts Nokia. Universities worldwide seem to be setting up a roaming network eduroam that uses EAP-TTLS-PAP so that is a small but significant loss of market for Nokia.
     
    e61drc, Aug 17, 2015
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  4. Linna8 Win User

    Loss of Administrator status seems universal; where's universal fix?

    After messing with this for HOURS, I finally found my administrator user by going to Task Manager and selecting 'switch user' (forgot about that). So I found my other account where I can control things, and everything was there. I can't imagine why Windows 10 would default to a local user and not show me my administrator account also. That's is for the birds. Lots of people seem to be struggling with this administrator thing.
     
    Linna8, Aug 18, 2015
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  5. rbmorse Win User
    The world would be a much safer place if everybody used Windows from a user account, and switched to an administrator level account only for a specific purpose or action.
     
    rbmorse, Apr 5, 2018
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