Windows 10 UAC prompt default to particular admin user











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I'm running Windows 10 with 3 local accounts.




  1. My Non-administrator account - Main account I use

  2. My Administrator account - Which I usually just use for UAC prompts

  3. Someone else's Administrator account - An account I don't know the password to, so don't want this to be the default UAC account that comes up.


Every time I'm running account #1 and get a UAC prompt, it asks me for the password for account #3, which I don't know. So I have to hit "More Choices" -> "Account #2". Is there anyway to make account #2 the default when this prompt comes up?










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  • Why there are #2 and #3 present in your own PC?
    – Biswapriyo
    Nov 15 at 4:20










  • @Biswapriyo #2 is required since there must be an administrator account and it should be one I have access to. #1 is for security since it blocks some types of privilege escalation by running a non administer account. #3 is for another person who also uses my computer.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:35












  • @Jarvin - Please edit your question instead of submitting comments. It's not clear the reason you have a privileged account you don't know the password to on your personal machine. Please provide all relevant information in the question body instead of a comment.
    – Ramhound
    Nov 15 at 5:38












  • @Ramhound Is that more clear? I thought the fact that it was someone else's account is pretty self explanatory.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:40










  • Is this your own computer or a company/corporate computer? Is the third account local? I know you say it is but can you please confirm this. Have you tried removing that third account from the computer if it is a local account?
    – music2myear
    7 hours ago















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I'm running Windows 10 with 3 local accounts.




  1. My Non-administrator account - Main account I use

  2. My Administrator account - Which I usually just use for UAC prompts

  3. Someone else's Administrator account - An account I don't know the password to, so don't want this to be the default UAC account that comes up.


Every time I'm running account #1 and get a UAC prompt, it asks me for the password for account #3, which I don't know. So I have to hit "More Choices" -> "Account #2". Is there anyway to make account #2 the default when this prompt comes up?










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  • Why there are #2 and #3 present in your own PC?
    – Biswapriyo
    Nov 15 at 4:20










  • @Biswapriyo #2 is required since there must be an administrator account and it should be one I have access to. #1 is for security since it blocks some types of privilege escalation by running a non administer account. #3 is for another person who also uses my computer.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:35












  • @Jarvin - Please edit your question instead of submitting comments. It's not clear the reason you have a privileged account you don't know the password to on your personal machine. Please provide all relevant information in the question body instead of a comment.
    – Ramhound
    Nov 15 at 5:38












  • @Ramhound Is that more clear? I thought the fact that it was someone else's account is pretty self explanatory.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:40










  • Is this your own computer or a company/corporate computer? Is the third account local? I know you say it is but can you please confirm this. Have you tried removing that third account from the computer if it is a local account?
    – music2myear
    7 hours ago













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I'm running Windows 10 with 3 local accounts.




  1. My Non-administrator account - Main account I use

  2. My Administrator account - Which I usually just use for UAC prompts

  3. Someone else's Administrator account - An account I don't know the password to, so don't want this to be the default UAC account that comes up.


Every time I'm running account #1 and get a UAC prompt, it asks me for the password for account #3, which I don't know. So I have to hit "More Choices" -> "Account #2". Is there anyway to make account #2 the default when this prompt comes up?










share|improve this question















I'm running Windows 10 with 3 local accounts.




  1. My Non-administrator account - Main account I use

  2. My Administrator account - Which I usually just use for UAC prompts

  3. Someone else's Administrator account - An account I don't know the password to, so don't want this to be the default UAC account that comes up.


Every time I'm running account #1 and get a UAC prompt, it asks me for the password for account #3, which I don't know. So I have to hit "More Choices" -> "Account #2". Is there anyway to make account #2 the default when this prompt comes up?







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  • Why there are #2 and #3 present in your own PC?
    – Biswapriyo
    Nov 15 at 4:20










  • @Biswapriyo #2 is required since there must be an administrator account and it should be one I have access to. #1 is for security since it blocks some types of privilege escalation by running a non administer account. #3 is for another person who also uses my computer.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:35












  • @Jarvin - Please edit your question instead of submitting comments. It's not clear the reason you have a privileged account you don't know the password to on your personal machine. Please provide all relevant information in the question body instead of a comment.
    – Ramhound
    Nov 15 at 5:38












  • @Ramhound Is that more clear? I thought the fact that it was someone else's account is pretty self explanatory.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:40










  • Is this your own computer or a company/corporate computer? Is the third account local? I know you say it is but can you please confirm this. Have you tried removing that third account from the computer if it is a local account?
    – music2myear
    7 hours ago


















  • Why there are #2 and #3 present in your own PC?
    – Biswapriyo
    Nov 15 at 4:20










  • @Biswapriyo #2 is required since there must be an administrator account and it should be one I have access to. #1 is for security since it blocks some types of privilege escalation by running a non administer account. #3 is for another person who also uses my computer.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:35












  • @Jarvin - Please edit your question instead of submitting comments. It's not clear the reason you have a privileged account you don't know the password to on your personal machine. Please provide all relevant information in the question body instead of a comment.
    – Ramhound
    Nov 15 at 5:38












  • @Ramhound Is that more clear? I thought the fact that it was someone else's account is pretty self explanatory.
    – Jarvin
    Nov 15 at 5:40










  • Is this your own computer or a company/corporate computer? Is the third account local? I know you say it is but can you please confirm this. Have you tried removing that third account from the computer if it is a local account?
    – music2myear
    7 hours ago
















Why there are #2 and #3 present in your own PC?
– Biswapriyo
Nov 15 at 4:20




Why there are #2 and #3 present in your own PC?
– Biswapriyo
Nov 15 at 4:20












@Biswapriyo #2 is required since there must be an administrator account and it should be one I have access to. #1 is for security since it blocks some types of privilege escalation by running a non administer account. #3 is for another person who also uses my computer.
– Jarvin
Nov 15 at 5:35






@Biswapriyo #2 is required since there must be an administrator account and it should be one I have access to. #1 is for security since it blocks some types of privilege escalation by running a non administer account. #3 is for another person who also uses my computer.
– Jarvin
Nov 15 at 5:35














@Jarvin - Please edit your question instead of submitting comments. It's not clear the reason you have a privileged account you don't know the password to on your personal machine. Please provide all relevant information in the question body instead of a comment.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 5:38






@Jarvin - Please edit your question instead of submitting comments. It's not clear the reason you have a privileged account you don't know the password to on your personal machine. Please provide all relevant information in the question body instead of a comment.
– Ramhound
Nov 15 at 5:38














@Ramhound Is that more clear? I thought the fact that it was someone else's account is pretty self explanatory.
– Jarvin
Nov 15 at 5:40




@Ramhound Is that more clear? I thought the fact that it was someone else's account is pretty self explanatory.
– Jarvin
Nov 15 at 5:40












Is this your own computer or a company/corporate computer? Is the third account local? I know you say it is but can you please confirm this. Have you tried removing that third account from the computer if it is a local account?
– music2myear
7 hours ago




Is this your own computer or a company/corporate computer? Is the third account local? I know you say it is but can you please confirm this. Have you tried removing that third account from the computer if it is a local account?
– music2myear
7 hours ago















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