3.) After restarting and entering safe mode, switch users by going to the start menu -> click your username -> and choose Administrator. (Windows 10: hover over the left hand options for it to pop up) 4.) Windows will begin the first-time initialization for this account. 5.) Once logged in, open the command prompt again, this time as an admin.
By default, a new installation of win 10 creates an account with administrator rights (belongs to the administrator group). The problem is that windows will still keep prompting me to provide admin rights for a TON of stuff, like renaming a drive.
Setting it to 10 enables the built-in Administrator. Click OK to save the setting. Select the TEMPHIVE key. From the File menu, click Unload Hive… Exit the Registry Editor. In the Recovery Options window, click Continue (Exit and Continue to Windows 10.) When you get to the Windows 10 sign-in screen, you’ll see the built-in Administrator The best way to install software without admin privileges is to use the Microsoft Store app. If you're not using the latest versions of Windows, you may be able to install software without admin privileges by running a simple batch script. Even with a batch script, many programs cannot be installed unless you have administrator privileges. To Always Run as Administrator in Registry Editor. 1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor. 2 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes. If the Layers key is not there, then right click or press and hold on the AppCompatFlags key, click/tap on New, click/tap on Key, type Layers, and 10rou.