Windows 10: Question about Standard User Account and programs with needing Admin to update.

I'm the owner of my pc but use the Standard User Account for everything. I wanted to know if there was a way to make a program such as Steam or Battlenet to not ask for an admin password everytime they update? Thanks

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admin & standard user accounts

Hi Pub Fan,

You can create a new user account on your computer and set is as an administrator. Follow the steps provided on this

page. Once you have added a new administrator account, you can change the account type of the original user profile to standard. You can also remove the password for the original account using the new one. Here are the steps:

• Sign in to the new user account.
• Go to Control Panel.
• Open User Accounts.
• Click on User Accounts.
• Click on Manage another account.
• Select the old user profile.
• Select Change the password.
• Without typing anything in the password fields, click on Change password.

You will not lose any passwords for your internet sites after applying the changes.

Let us know if you need more help.

 

Unable to perform admin tasks after converting Admin account to Standard user

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand that after making your Admin account as a Standard user account, you are unable to perform any task that requires admin access. We would like to inform you that if we make an Admin account as a Standard account, we would not be able to
perform Admin tasks, to do so we will need permission from the Admin account.



As you have mentioned that, you have another Admin account on the computer, we can use the other account to change the account type of your account. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Login to the computer using the second account.
   
2. Press Windows key + R, to open
   Run dialog box.
   
3. Type netplwiz and click on
   OK.
   
4. Now, double click on your user account and click on
   Group Membership tab.
   
5. Select Administrator and click on
   OK (Twice).
   

Let us know the results.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Admin accounts

Yes.

An admin, if they try to browse the user folder of any other user (standard or admin) will be told they don't have access, but will be offered permanent access if they wish by clicking Continue. You won't accidentally stumble across her files, but you could look for them if you were determined. Can she trust you (or can you trust yourself) not to click Continue?

Even signed in as an admin, most of the time you are running processes or apps as a standard user anyway. Only when you try to do something that requires admin rights will you be asked (as in the folder example above) if you want to use your admin privileges. The 'harm' would be if you click 'Yes' on a UAC prompt before taking the time to think about what it is that you'd be allowing to run.