Windows 10: Was not prompted for admin password during install (Standard user)

Discus and support Was not prompted for admin password during install (Standard user) in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I just installed an update for the Vypr VPN software. I am a Standard user, but there was no prompt to enter admin credentials to proceed with the... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by WayneB2001, Sep 22, 2018.

  1. WAYNEB2001
    WayneB2001 Win User

    Was not prompted for admin password during install (Standard user)


    I just installed an update for the Vypr VPN software. I am a Standard user, but there was no prompt to enter admin credentials to proceed with the install. I verified that I am a standard user in settings. I installed another program just 5 minutes before this one that DID ask for the password. This concerns me. What should I do?

    :)
     
    WayneB2001, Sep 22, 2018
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  2. NAMSLAS90
    Namslas90 Win User

    admin password?

    You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

    *Toast :toast:
     
    Namslas90, Sep 22, 2018
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Win does not prompt for an Admin password in a Standard account


    I don't think you can do that. Windows' behaviour when you first try to access a folder for which you don't have permission is to ask if you want to grant permanent access. For a standard user the UAC prompt will ask for an admin password to do this. You can revoke the permission later by deleting the added user account from the permissions for that folder if you wish.

    In this example User is a standard account and Maintenance is an administrator. Signed in as User we get...


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    Bree, Sep 22, 2018
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  4. SHOSHI
    Shoshi Win User

    Was not prompted for admin password during install (Standard user)

    Admin password unknown and missing files after upload


    Ok, I know these questions have been asked, but I have tried everything I can understand.
    Need to be spoken like a noob - step by step please.
    Win10 put on my system everything initially fine, then discovered files missing - tried to install a recover program to be frustrated by a prompt to input an admin password with User [USER-PC\USER]
    I have tried every password ever used.
    I have tried going to cmd prompt
    I cant install anything to circumnavigate because I cant get past this dialogue.

    any suggests?
     
    Shoshi, Sep 22, 2018
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