Getting administrative privileges is an integral part of the Windows experience.
However, without administrative privileges, users are unable to access certain system files, folders, and change system settings.
Users reported issues with the Gaining control over administrator tools error, which resulted from the lack of full administrator rights.
In this article, we will explore a few of the troubleshooting steps to resolve this problem.
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1. Click the Start button and type run
- 2. Press the run button on your keyboard
3. Type control userpasswords2 (or control userpasswords2.msc)
4. Click User Accounts - 5. Next, click on Add or remove user accounts
- 6. Follow the prompts
2. Type oskextinstall
- 3. Choose Run
- 5. Type cmd in search bar and open Command prompt
- 6. Type net user administrator /active:yes
7. Type net localgroup administrators Administrators
8. Restart your computer
3. Run SFC and DISM
- 4. Create a System Restore Point
- 5. Apply Windows updates
- 6. Run DISM tool
- 7. Try to change or remove the “Compatibility Mode”.
4. Use Command prompt
- Press Windows Key + R and type cmd (without quotes).
- Right-click on Command prompt and choose Run as administrator.
- In the command prompt, type net user username admin (where username is your username) and press ENTER (without quotes).
5. Use .NET framework
- If the error message in Windows 10 is related to .Net framework, it might be possible that you have .NET framework installed on your system.
- To check if you have .NET framework installed, type “dotnet -v” in the Command prompt.
- If you get an error relating to the missing .NET framework, download the framework from Microsoft site and install the same.
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6. Use SFC and DISM
- 7. Run SFC and DISM
- 8. Open Command prompt
- 9. Run DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
- 10. Run SFC and DISM
- 11. Open Command prompt
7. Use SFC and DISM
- 8. Use PowerShell Command prompt
- 9. Use the uacutil.exe tool
- 10. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 11. Use the sc.exe tool
- 12. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 13. Use the sc.exe tool
- 14. Use the cmd utility
- 15. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 16. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 17. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 18. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 19. Use the icacls.exe tool
- 20. Use the icacls.exe tool
8. Enable the Administrator account
- Right-click on the Start button.
- Select Command prompt (Admin), or click Start, type cmd, right-click on Command prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
- In the Command prompt window, type the following command and press Enter: net user Administrator /active:yes
9. Use Command prompt
- 10. Use PowerShell
11. Reset Your Password
12. Change Windows Admin Password - 13. Use Windows Key + X
- 14. Open Command prompt
- 15. Use Windows Key + X
- 16. Open PowerShell
- 17. Log on As Administrator
10. Use SFC and DISM
- 11. Disable User Account Control
- 12. Microsoft Fix It
- 13. Run sfc /scannow
- 14. Run DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
- 15. Change Log on Settings
- 16. Disable User Account Control
- 17. Run SFC and DISM
- 18. Disable User Account Control
- 19. Run SFC and DISM
- 20. Disable User Account Control
- 21. Run SFC and DISM
- 22. Disable User Account Control
- 23. Run SFC and DISM
- 24. Disable User Account Control
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- 26. Disable User Account Control
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- 50. Disable User Account Control
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- 64. Disable User Account Control
- 65. Run SFC and DISM
- 66. Disable User Account Control
- 67. Run SFC and DISM
- 68. Disable
11. Use SFC and DISM
- 12. Disable and Enable BitLocker
- 13. Uninstall your Antivirus
- 14. Reset your Registry
- 15. Use a Free Registry Fix
- 16. Repair Windows 8
- 17. Use a 3rd-party Tool
