Built-in RunAsHighest shims cannot be disabled

Question

Basically this is a followup to my old concern.

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/165d2f5d-a856-4679-a263-771029c68746/default-runashighest-fixes-cant-be-disabled?forum=windowscompatibility

Despite what your documentation says (and what ACT does), {GUID}=0x77 in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags cannot turn off such compatibility fixes.

Answer 1

Hi. Thank you for your question and reaching out. I’d be more than happy to help you with your query

You may also use the command line to enable and disable the administrator account.

Start by typing CMD, then right-clicking Command Prompt and selecting Run as administrator.

Enter the following command after typing it:

net administrator / active:yes

To turn it off, use the following command and hit Enter:

It's just as simple to turn it off: enter net user administrator /active:no.

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