Hi.
I'm new to w7. I've set up and use a standard account. When I try to do certain operations such as run System Monitor to see why my usb drive won't eject, I get the message, "Operation requires elevation." When I right-click the command prompt and select "Run as administrator" I get the same message instead of being prompted to enter the admin password. What can I do to get around this?
Hello MyFathersSon,
The only thing you can do is either enter the administrator password, or have the administrator (Father) do it.
Sorry,
Shawn
Thanks folks for the replies. I have the builtin administrator account enabled. I don't understand why, if elevation is needed, that Windows doesn't prompt me for a password instead of just blocking all access. Does anyone know how I can change permissions using the Administrator account to allow my standard user account to elevate all things on entry of a password?
You might check to make sure that UAC is turned on using the highest top level. It should prompt you if it is.
User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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