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Can't open windows terminal as administrator?

Anonymous
2023-07-04T20:49:47+00:00

I have admin rights, and I just installed Windows Terminal. However I can't open any shell as administrator. The prompt to ask for permissions appears, yet nothing happens. Similarly I tried to run wt.exe from an elevated PowerShell/cmd but it does nothing. Similarly I can't access WindowsApps folder where the installation is. Admin rights work for every other terminal.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-07-04T22:33:21+00:00

    Hi, Pahus. I'm sorry to hear you're having this problem, and I hope I can assist you to find a satisfactory solution.

    I suggest running a system check to see if the problem stops occurring.

    Use System File Checker to fix possible corrupted or missing Windows files.

    Run the following commands from the command prompt (as an administrator) one at a time:

    dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

    dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

    sfc /scannow

    chkdsk /R /F /X

    Reboot and check if the issue is resolved.

    Please note: This is a user-to-user community forum. We are users just like you who help others. We are not employees of Microsoft.

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