SEE: Windows 10: The smart person's guide (Updated) Windows 10 Home Edition users When it restarts, you'll be able to launch Metro apps from the built-in Administrator account. Once you've modified the settings, reboot the computer. User Account Control: Run All Administrators In Admin Approval Mode: Enabled.User Account Control: Behavior Of The Elevation Prompt For Administrators In The Admin Approval Mode: Elevate Without Prompting.

User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode For Built-in Administrator Account: Enabled.

Identify the policies listed below and modify their security settings to match that of the entries listed here:.

Drill down to the following node to locate the policies to modify: Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options.

If working with Active Directory, you can use the Group Policy Management Console (gpmc.msc) instead to modify the same policies on the network.

Log on to your Windows 10 computer with an account that has administrative rights and launch the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

Image: Jesus Vigo SEE: Free Windows 10 upgrade still available to these select users The workaround Read on to find out how to modify your computer-or entire network-to allow the launching of Metro apps from the built-in Administrator account for all versions of Windows 10 (except Home-we'll look at the steps for that version in a minute). as IE is arguably less secure than Edge but ends up being the go-to browser for users since Edge will not launch from the local Admin account. Although Edge has replaced Internet Explorer (IE) as the default browser, IE can still be launched with Admin privileges, with little to no security oversight. While often billed as a security measure, the 'feature' in question can become more of an annoyance-especially on Windows 10 with the release of Microsoft's new Edge browser. This week we're taking a break from our ongoing Windows Deployment Services and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit series to focus on a small issue that has affected the built-in Administrator account on Windows computers since the release of Windows 8: the dreaded error message that appears when trying to launch Metro apps as a local Administrator.

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