Windows 10: Unable to run anything that requires 'Administrator' privileges.

Following clean install of Windows 10 v1909 (Build 18363.476) x64, I am unable to run anything that requires 'Administrator' privileges.' even though my account says I have them.




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Dell Touchpad uninstall administrator privileges

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

From the description of the issue, I understand that you are unable to uninstall drivers from Device Manager as it prompts saying log-in with administrator privileges, we will help you to resolve this issue.

I would recommend you to see if you are logged in administrator account, if not then enable it. Please follow the below steps to enable:

Step 1: I would suggest you to enable the built-in administrator account.

You need to run the command from an elevated command prompt. To do that follow the below steps:

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  Press the Windows key + R from the keyboard to open the
  Run Command Dialog Box.
  
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  Type cmd and right-click on the
  Command Prompt result that should appear.
  
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  This opens a list of options at the bottom. Select
  Run as administrator.
  
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  Accept the UAC (User Account Control) prompt.
  
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  Enter the following command to enable the hidden administrator account:
  net user administrator /active:yes
  

Hope it helps. Feel free to contact us for any assistance on Windows Operating System, we will be happy to help you.

 

Can't run programs requiring administrator privileges


Hello. I'm using Windows 10 on my computer and a few weeks ago I started having problems running certain programs and tasks. I noticed today that anything requiring administrator privileges, such as certain programs, installing or removing programs, or even a system restore will not run. When I try, the computer sits idle for 2-3 minutes and then says "The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion." I haven't been able to find a solutions to this issue anywhere else online. The only suggestions I've found for similar problems involve running maintenance tasks (which won't run) or editing the registry (which I also can't do). Any other suggestions?

PC Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB GAMING
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin UDIMM Memory
MICRON MT8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 2GB (2GBx2) DDR3

 

how to fix problem (a required privilege is not held by the client ) in windows 10

I followed all the steps here but my problem has not been resolved.

When I try to run a new program (as Administrator) I get error

"A required privilege is not held by the client "

I'm using an ASUS laptop with Windows 10

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.