Windows 10: Windows 10 Home Refuses to Recognize Me as the Administrator

I have Windows 10 Home and have quickly tired of the background updates occurring without my consent. The operating system should not be behaving like malware, but that is a topic for another discussion. Every time I try any technique for disabling updates being forced on me, Windows refuses to acknowledge that I am the administrator. I have tried the following:

1. Type CMD in the search bar.
2. Right-click on Command Prompt in the search results and select Run as administrator.
3. Type the following command and press enter: user administrator /active:yes
4. Check if you are able to delete or install the programs.

When I get to Step 3, I get the following message:


'user' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file


I also tried this method:

1. Type regedit in the search bar.
2. Open up registry editor.
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
4. Change EnableLUA to 0
5. Restart computer.

I still get the message “Access is denied” when I attempt to disable Windows Update.


[rant ]

I did not spend over $200+ to run Windows 10 in a VM on my iMac, just to have Microsoft decide that they have the right to hijack my computer. Automatic updates are also enabled by default in macOS, but any user with administrative privileges can turn it off, and if a user account has administrative rights then that account is an administrator, period. I have Windows so that I can work from home and gain nothing from having to pay the $60 premium for Windows 10 Pro other than the ability to update when I am ready to update. Oh, wait, Microsoft charges more ($90) to upgrade to Pro than the difference between the two editions when any other reputable company charges the difference or less.

[end rant ]


While I a primarily a Mac user, I do have an appreciation for each operating systems strengths and weaknesses; despite the rant above I do not hate Windows. User accounts and privileges is basic dren that should not be an issue for Microsoft at this point, yet there seems to be a long history of administrative accounts being denied administrative privileges. If Microsoft wants to enable automatic updates by default, fine, but any Windows 10 users should have the ability to disable that feature regardless of which Edition of Windows 10 they have.

:)

 

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Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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