Why does Windows File Explorer not run as administrator?

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In Windows 11, Windows x, Windows 8, Windows 7 & Windows Vista, the User Account Control is enabled past default, to run in Admin approval fashion. Windows Explorer or explorer.exe is besides set up to run in the standard user context. Even if you right-click on explorer.exe, and select "Run as Administrator", it will still run in the standard user context.

Windows File Explorer will not run in elevated mode

The problem is acquired by the fact that User Account Control can just drag an application to a higher token when it is launching a new process. Information technology cannot elevate an existing process.

When any user logs on, Windows Explorer is already started in the standard user context. It is ever running in the background in guild to display your desktop and it cannot be elevated because Windows Explorer is already an existing process.

Windows Explorer was not designed to follow the User Account Command Guidelines for applications that "expect" to run in both contexts: Standard user context and Administrator context. CMD.exe utility is an example of an application designed to follow User Business relationship Control Guidelines to exist run in Standard user context and Ambassador context.

If yous do not desire to be prompted, you can modify the security policy setting Beliefs of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Blessing Way" to "Elevate without Prompting", recommends KB2273047. You can besides disable User Account Control (UAC).

Read: How to run Explorer elevated in administrator mode.

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