To run as admin

Question

my system is running in guest mode i want to change in admin log in but after clicking the user control setting yes option is not visible what to do

Answer 1

It looks like you lost the administrative rights.

This happens when the administrator account is not present on the system.

Can you try performing a system restore to the previous state when the issue was not present.

Keep us posted!

Answer 2

On a Windows 11 home PC, changing from a guest/standard account to an administrator account or running apps as administrator requires User Account Control (UAC) prompts to be visible and an admin account to approve them.

If the Yes button is not visible on the UAC prompt, it usually means:

1. The current account is not an administrator, and
2. No administrator credentials are being offered/available to approve the change.

In that situation, the guest/standard account cannot elevate itself. An existing administrator must sign in and:

1. Open Control Panel → System and Security → Change User Account Control settings.
2. Adjust the UAC slider if needed and select OK.
3. Go to Settings → Accounts → Family & other users (or Other users) and change the account type from Standard user to Administrator, or create a new administrator account.

If the device has no accessible administrator account (for example, only a guest account is usable and no admin password is known), local elevation is not possible. In that case, recovery options (such as contacting the device owner/admin or using vendor recovery/reset options) are required; UAC cannot be bypassed from a guest account.

For reference, UAC behavior and levels can be changed only when an administrator approves the change via the UAC dialog.

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References:

• User Account Control settings
• You cannot change User Account Control (UAC) settings on Windows 7
• User Account Control (Authorization)
• Windows Firewall settings are greyed out
• PowerToys running with administrator permissions