Windows 10: Windows 11 is running everything with elevated permissions

Not sure what happened, but all of a sudden, Windows 11 Pro 22H2 is running everything with elevated permissions after logging in.I'm not sure if it was a registry or group policy change that could have caused this.Any help would be appreciated.

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Scheduled tasks run with elevated privileges can't access stored Windows credentials

It seems that after Creators update scheduled tasks run with elevated privileges ('run with highest privileges' option) can't access stored Windows credentials. Is that a bug or an intentional change and is there a recommended workaround?

Here's one way to reproduce the behaviour:

• Start Credential Manger and add some Windows share credentials.
• In a console window type 'cmdkey /list', which should list the added credentials
• Create a task in a task manager:
  • Trigger: on user logon
  • Action: run cmd.exe
  • Tick the 'run with highest privileges' option
• Reboot the machine and log in
• In the console window (let's call it 'console 1') opened from the scheduled task type 'cmdkey /list'. This most likely won't display the credentials added in step 1 and properly listed in step 2. ->
  This looks like a bug
• Now, without closing 'console 1' open another console window as an administrator (let's call it 'console 2') and type 'cmdkey /list'. This will properly list credentials added in step 1.
• Switch to 'console 1' and type 'cmdkey /list' again. This time the credentials are listed properly, unlike in step 5. It looks like an access to Windows credentials was somehow 'unlocked' by step 6.

 

Elevation permissions

Hi,

I have windows 11

I'm looking for some help.

I have a writing program on my laptop which I use regularly. I went to access one of the files and it kept crashing which led me to troubleshoot the program.

Somehow, don't ask me how the elevation permissions for this one program were changed, and now I can't double-click on the files to access them.

The program is OpenOffice (latest version). I have tried: right-click on icon> properties>compatibility>run this program as admin>apply>okay>restart

it didn't change anything.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but nothing has changed.

I have also changed the permissions when a pop-up comes up "allow this app to make changes to your computer?", I changed it so that pop-up didn't happen, still cannot access the files.

I changed folder permissions...

The only things I haven't tried are code commands because, frankly, I'm scared I'll do something wrong.

Can anyone PLEASE help with this? Yes, I have admin permissions and I am the admin and sole user of this laptop. The icon for the program has a little blue and yellow shield and I cannot seem to get it back to how it was!

I appreciate anything anyone can do...

 

Windows 10 the requested operation requires elevation LibreOffice files

Hi,

Thank you for posting your reply. Apologize for the delay in response.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to give administrator permissions to the desired folder and check if it helps.

• Right click on the desired folder and select
  Properties.
• Click on Edit button in Properties windows. Click ok to confirm UAC elevation request.
• Select user/group from permission windows or click
  Add to add other user or group.
• Now under Permission section check the rights which you want to grant i.e. check “Full Control” under the “Allow” column to assign full access rights control permissions. (Generally we add ‘Everyone’
  to given permission to all the users on the computer).
• Edit the permission to Full Control for ‘Everyone’.
• Click OK for changes to take effect and click ok again to exit from Properties window.

Hope the information is helpful. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance in this regard.