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Windows 11 Administrator Authorisation not recognised

Hi,

Firstly I need to say that the following is happening on multiply units with multiple accounts. Meaning I added extra user accounts and made them Administrators and the fault continued. Including the default Admin account added by Windows.


All accounts are listed as Admin and are added in the Admin Group. [NETPLWIZ]

This started after the upgraded from Windows 10 to 11.

Fault is happening on multiple utilities but for this I will keep it to just Command Prompt and PowerShell.

Any attempt to run anything as administrator fails. Either "Right click" and Run as Administrator or via the search bar (To which the utility just doesn't start).

The only successful way to open the utility as Admin is by going to the source folder and changing the shortcuts properties to always run as administrator.

This is the only way "SFC /SCANNOW" in cmd was able to be run. Not issues found.

Changing the "User Account Control settings" to the lowest settings and the fault continues. Normally at the default second highest. (Returned to default after test).

I am also thinking that some programs that run on PowerShell are failing now since the upgrade due to this reason as well. When running the program with PowerShell the window opens flashes a message to fast to read even a single word and the window closes.

Any help would be great.

Cheers

Coffee


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Did you check in Services if Credentials manager is started?

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Hi, Master, I am Jeronimo, Thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you.

The fact that the elevated run fails through conventional methods but works when you pre‑configure a shortcut strongly suggests that the Windows 11 upgrade has altered how the system invokes elevation. This issue may stem from a bug in the upgrade process, interference by security software, or misconfigured system settings.

1.- Even if SFC /scannow returns no issues, run the DISM tool to further verify and repair system files. For example, open an elevated session (using your working custom shortcut) and execute:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Then run SFC again. This can sometimes restore missing or misconfigured files that are essential for UAC to work properly.

2.- Verify that no antivirus or endpoint protection is quarantining or blocking key system files (especially consent.exe in C:\Windows\System32). Reviewing the antivirus logs or temporarily disabling the antivirus might help isolate the issue.

3.- If possible (using gpedit.msc on systems where it’s available), review the policies under Local Policies → Security Options. Ensure that settings like “Admin Approval Mode for the Built‑in Administrator account” are enabled. Even if you’ve adjusted the UAC slider, a deeper policy misconfiguration might be in play.

4.- If the issue is widespread across multiple units and persistent despite the above steps, consider performing an in‑place repair upgrade of Windows 11. This process refreshes system components without wiping personal data and can resolve issues resulting from an imperfect upgrade.
Hope this answer had been useful, have a great day
Jeronimo Fuerte
Independent Advisor

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Did you check in Services if Credentials manager is started?

Checked and it has started on both systems.

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You might want to do the in-place repair Jeronimo suggested.

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