Only when running with admin privileges can I access .exe files on Windows 10.
Only when running with admin privileges can I access .exe files on Windows 10.
This clearly relates to an administrative privilege matter. Your account doesn’t have admin access, which could be a reason an antivirus is triggering extra safeguards. Now we need to determine how to restore admin permissions. I’ll brainstorm alternative approaches!
Attempt to log back into the admin account, then generate a new user with elevated access. After logging in, verify the issue is resolved. If successful, proceed to transfer your data to the new user and remove the previous account with compromised permissions.
I attempted to create a new user with the admin account, but it behaved identically to my regular account.