Getting Administrator Rights When you Need It
You will need administrator rights to add new software/hardware and do certain types of tasks. When trying to install a program as a limited user, it may give you a pop-up message asking you if you want to elevate privileges and prompt you for a password. Enter your administrator password and proceed. If that doesn’t work to complete the install, or after installation the program is not working properly try:
- Closing out of the program.
- Right clicking on the program’s icon and select Run as Administrator.
- Enter the password and proceed.
If all else fails, you can also log out of your standard account and log in as administrator to complete what you need to.
NOTE: There are some programs that may not function properly while using a limited account. Microsoft provided a list of programs that give issues when using Windows XP, but this has gotten better with newer operating systems. They have provided a workaround for giving individual programs elevated rights, which you may find helpful.
The minor inconveniences you might experience with always using a limited account are better than having a big issue (like losing everything on your computer) due to malware.
