{"id":9110,"date":"2019-05-07T10:38:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T10:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=9110"},"modified":"2022-01-16T17:25:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T11:55:56","slug":"uac-asks-password-even-logged-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/uac-asks-password-even-logged-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"[Fix] UAC asks for password even if logged in as administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is the UAC dialog asking for the password during elevation even though you’re logged in to an administrator account?<\/p>\n

\"UAC<\/p>\n

For non-admin accounts, the UAC elevation asks for admin credentials, but for administrator accounts, the UAC dialog should just ask for consent, not password, when launching non-Windows executables in elevated mode.<\/p>\n

\"UAC<\/p>\n

Here is how to fix the problem if UAC asks for the admin credentials even if you’re logged in as an administrator.<\/p>\n

[Fix] UAC asks for password even if logged in as an administrator<\/h2>\n

For Windows Pro editions, you can use the Local Security Policy editor to change the UAC admin approval mode setting. On Windows Home Editions, follow the registry method.<\/p>\n

Option 1:\u00a0Using the Security Policy editor to make UAC not ask for password<\/h3>\n
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  1. From the Start search box or Run dialog, type secpol.msc<\/code> and hit Enter<\/code>.\u00a0This opens the Local Security Policy editor.<\/li>\n
  2. Expand Security Settings \u2192 Local Policies \u2192 Security Options
    \n\"UAC<\/li>\n
  3. Double-click User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Select Prompt for consent for non-Windows binaries<\/strong>, and click OK.
    \n\"UAC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The above is the Windows-default setting. This makes sure that the UAC dialog doesn’t ask for admin credentials when running a non-Windows executable file elevated from an administrator account.<\/p>\n

    Option 2: Using the Registry Editor to make UAC not ask for password<\/h3>\n
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    1. Launch the Registry Editor (regedit.exe)<\/li>\n
    2. Go to the following key:\n
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Double-click ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin<\/strong> and set its data to 5<\/code>.Here is the list of possible data for ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin<\/strong>\n