Told to "Log in as administrator" when trying to run an old game

Anonymous
2015-08-21T19:35:14+00:00

I just upgraded to Windows 10.  I tried running an old game, which was doing OK on Windows 8.  I get "access denied" when I hit start, and a message telling me to log in as administrator and try again.

I am the administrator.

So what can I do?

Thanks.

* Original title: "Log in as administrator"

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Anonymous
2019-01-02T02:07:23+00:00

This ancient thread should have been locked long ago, but since they haven't done so...

This error is bogus in relation to trying to play old disc based games.

It has nothing to do with running as admin. MS built a 'security feature' into Win10 - DRM Blocking.

I have full details about this so called 'security feature' and why it p revents disc based games from

launching in my post at  --- this thread---

Short story - Old disc based games that use SafeDisk copy protection require using a noCD fix/hack to circumvent DRM Blocking.

btw - This 'feature' was also added to Win7/8/8.1 via a security update (as explained in my linked post) .

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-07T17:49:45+00:00

    I just did this. Let's hope I never see that ACCESS DENIED thing again. Thanks for your help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-28T01:29:28+00:00

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I will be glad to assist you with the issue you are experiencing with the computer. I understand the difficulty when things won’t work the way they should.

    I would require some more information to help you better.

    1. What is the make & model of the computer?
    2. Do you sign in through Microsoft/Local account on Windows 10?
    3. Do you get any error message while playing/installing game?

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    access was denied

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-22T10:44:44+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I will be glad to assist you with the issue you are experiencing with the computer. I understand the difficulty when things won’t work the way they should.

    I would require some more information to help you better.

    1. What is the make & model of the computer?
    2. Do you sign in through Microsoft/Local account on Windows 10?
    3. Do you get any error message while playing/installing game?

    I suggest you to check the game compatibility with windows 10 compatibility center.

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/CompatCenter/ProductViewerWithDefaultFilters?TempOsid=Windows%208.1&Locale=en-us&Architecture=X64&TextSearch=windows%2B10&Type=Both&CurrentPage=0&TotalPages=1&ShowCriteria=0&Compatibility=Unknown

    To enable built administrator account follow the below steps.

    If you are referring to the inbuilt administrator account, then follow the below steps.

    Note: To perform the below steps, you should be signed in to the Windows 10 using Admin account (Microsoft/Loacl account you created to sign in to Windows 10).

    1. Sign in through your Admin account on Windows 10 (not in built administrator account).
    2. Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select **Command prompt (Admin)**and click on yes on the prompted window.
    3. Now enter the below command in the command prompt (Admin) window.

    net user administrator /active:yes

    1. Close the Command prompt and reboot the computer and check if it helps.

    Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

    Thank you.

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