Windows 10: Windows 10 20H2 requires administrators to also be in users group

I've spent most of the day diagnosing this issue and building and testing many hosts of many different windows 10 subversions and this only happens to 20h2. subversions 2004 and earlier don't have this issue.If a user account is added to the Administrators group on a workstation, that user will get a black screen when trying to login to the pc.This is not the same behavior as versions 1803 1809 1903 1909 2004. Only 20h2.The moment the user account is added into the Users group of that pc and the user reattempts login they can login and are no longer confronted by a black screen.

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Windows 10 Administrator's Permission Needed. I AM THE ONLY USER!

Hi Quinton,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand your concern that you are unable to play the game Civilization IV Gold Edition after upgrade to Windows 10, we will help you with this issue.

Please do let us know the following information to understand the issue and assist you better:

• As you have already created new user account, have you tried to log-in with that account and access the game?
• Is this issue confined only to the specific game?

I suggest you to try few of the below steps and check if it helps:

Step 1: I suggest you to check the number of user accounts created on your laptop and also to ascertain the administrator account.

• Press Windows + R key together on your desktop screen.
• Type netplwiz and hit Enter.

Step 2: Enable Built-in administrator.

I suggest you to enable built-in administrator account, try to log-in with that account and access the game to check if there is any issues with the current user account.

• Press Windows + X key together on your desktop screen.
• Click on Command Prompt (admin) to open
  Command Prompt.
• Type the following command and hit Enter: net user administrator /active: yes
  (Check for the spaces)
• Now log off from the current user and try to login to the administrator account that is enabled.
  

Note: Please follow the same steps and type net user administrator /active: no to disable admin account after the troubleshooting is done.

Hope it helps. Try the above troubleshooting steps, reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

 

Why need an User of "Administrator" group Administration permission?

I'm not sure if this is what you need, Peter, but here's a link in Wikihow:

Easy Ways to Log in As an Administrator in Windows 10: 7 Steps

The first paragraph in that article says that when I set up my computer:

So, I guess it would depend on whether your computer is controlled by an IT department, or whether it's your home computer and you want to add, say, your wife as Administrator.

 

Administrative template missing in group policy editor.

I have Windows 10 version 1909 (OS Build 18363.1171).I want to speed up the loading of thumbnails in the file explorer for pdf files. I went to this article and it lists the steps that involve editing the group policy. https://www.guidingtech.com/speed-up-thumbnail-loading-windows-10/


Unfortunately, I am not getting the administrative template in my group policy editor and cannot proceed.





I am the sole user of my laptop with admin privileges. Please advise.

I tried installing admin templates from this link but it didn't solve my issue.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...aspx?id=102157