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After reading a lot of answers (example) , I didn't find one that supply the whole solution to my problem.

Brief :

My problem basically is that If i'm setting the policy to run every program as elevated , then - in that case it does work , but then I can't run basic programs like calc.exe.

Details :

I have windows 10 pro. My user name is Dalits . I'm in the administrator's group :

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Running secpol.msc — this is the settings of UAC :

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Ok so let's start->run->cmd.exe :

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Great. it runs as admin.

But Now I want calc.exe (start->run->calc.exe) :

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Question

How can I configure my Win10 to run all programs as elevated AND allow basic programs like calc.exe (etc , I mean all programs) to run also.

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Royi Namir
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You can add a registry entry that will allow an administrator account to run applications that are otherwise blocked (calc, edge, etc.):

With regedit, browse to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Create a new 32 Bit DWORD entry named FilterAdministratorTokenand set it's value to 1.

Reboot, and it should work.

Source

Disclaimer - I last tried this on one of the original win 10 releases when logged in directly as the built-in Administrator account; its entirely possible the security model has changed.

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