Cant open notepad as admin

Question

Since the last update, I can no longer open notepad or Wordpad as admin Right-clicking gives me the option to run as admin but it does not open.

I need the option to modify the host's file.

I also tried creating another user with admin powers but still no good

For what it's worth this was an upgrade from windows 7.

Answer 1

Perhaps someone else will have an idea. Sorry.

Answer 2

Tried that. Any run as administrator order dies not work.

Answer 3

How about opening File Explorer as admin in order to open the destination?

Answer 4

Yes thanks, now just says need admin approval but wont give me option to do as admin. Grrr

Answer 5

What I do is keep a copy of hosts. in my Documents folder. When I want to update it, I edit that file, then copy it to the correct folder. When I copy it, I''m told that I need admin permission to move. I say "yes" and it copies.