Full Admin Accounts


  1. msmcknight
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    Full Admin Accounts


    Hi everyone,

    I'm trying to set up a user to be an administrator in Windows 7 Ultimate...

    1) I created the user as an Administrative account
    2) I have turned UAC off in Conrol Panel -> Users Accounts -> Change User Account Control Settings by setting it to "Never Notify"
    3) I have set UAC Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode to Elevate without prompting
    4) I have set the user to the administrators group in "control userpassword2"
    5) I have verified that he is a member of the Administrators group

    ... and yet, I am still prompted for administrative approval when I try to move/edit files in system areas. For example, if I want to move a start menu folder under "c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu"

    When I look at the file/folder permissions, the administrators group has "full control", but I keep getting prompted.

    I DO NOT want to use the built-in Administrator account. I want to create a personal administrative account with the same level of access as the built-in account. Everything I've been able to find about this so far tells me to do the steps outlined above, but they don't seem to work for me. No matter what I do, UAC is getting in the way.

    If anyone knows how I can fix this, please let me know.

    Thanks to you all in advance,
    -Michael
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  3. Vuxy
    Posts : 122
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    Hello Michael,

    When it prompts you, does it require you to type in a password, or do you just have to click yes?

    Thank you,
    VinnyBuxton
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  4. msmcknight
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    It just asks me to click OK or Continue.
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  6. Vuxy
    Posts : 122
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    Hello Msmcknight,

    I'm not sure there is a way to disable that.

    I think it's there for safety reasons, to prevent potential bad programs getting onto your computer.

    Thank you,
    VinnyBuxton
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