Windows 10: Windows October Update disables CMD with administration privileges and File explorer Task...

Hi,

As of the "recent" October update, many small annoyances have occurred, most that I've been able to manage without issue.
However, I am no longer able to run Command Prompt as an admin on my pc anymore, launching from WIN + X does nothing, and right clicking command prompt crashes Windows explorer. At the moment, it is seemingly impossible to launch command prompt as an admin.
And on a side note as well, I am no longer able to launch File explorer from my task bar. but am able to through WIN or from my desktop

Thankyou

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Can't open File Explorer on Windows 10

I have run this but still not able to launch file explorer and view it

 

Windows 10 file explorer is not working as it should

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query at Microsoft community.

Please follow the steps and check if it helps:

• Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
  
  • Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
  • Click File > Run New Task
  • Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
    
  • Type CMD
• Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannnow

Please let us know how it goes.

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Windows 10 PC not recognizing administrator privileges.

Hi Jade,

Damages within the components of your user profile can be one of the possible reasons why you are experiencing an issue with using its administrator privileges. To troubleshoot this concern, we suggest creating a new admin user profile. To be able to create
a new administrator user profile, you would need to enable the built-in administrator in your Windows 10 device.

To enable the built-in administrator account, follow these steps:

• Using Search type CMD to open the Command Prompt. Right click on CMD then choose Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Yes.
  
• In the Command Prompt window, type net user administrator /active:yes and then hit the Enter key.
• You should see a message that the command completed successfully. Log out the user profile you are currently using, and you’ll now see the Administrator account as a choice on the login screen.
  
• Using the built-in administrator account, create a new admin user profile.
• Log into the new admin user profile.
• Check if the same issue persists.

Note: The built-in administrator account has more privileges than a regular administrator account. Privileges that can easily generate a conflict on your system. We only recommend enabling the built-in administrator account for troubleshooting purposes and
you have to disable it once you are done.

To disable the built-in administrator account, access the Command Prompt with administrator privileges. Type the command
net user administrator /active:no and then hit the Enter key. The built-in administrator account will now be disabled, and shouldn’t show up on the login screen.

Update us with the results.