What looks like the highest permission level is actually just one step below.

First, you need to terminate the existing explorer.exe process. Open Task Manager Locate explorer.exe process Right-click on it and select End Task. Having done that you have three options to run ...

Although you can't run Windows 8-style apps as an administrator, you can launch the full Internet Explorer 11 program in Administrator mode. This admin mode grants elevated privileges when launching ...

An administrator account is the most powerful account available on Windows 7; it allows full access to administrator mode, giving you the ability to make changes to not only your own user account, but ...

Windows 11's sudo command revolutionizes elevated permissions, making PowerShell's 'Run as Administrator' method obsolete.

Q: I’ve run every computer I’ve ever had in admin mode, with no password, including Windows 10 set up as classic Windows. I did not know that was a big no-no, so I added a strong password to the admin ...

The upcoming Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser will warn users when they launch the browser with administrative privileges and suggest that they relaunch the browser as a non-administrator. This ...

If after you update your Windows 11/10 PC to the latest version/build and the administrator account is missing, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see what helps ...