{"id":8724,"date":"2017-01-21T10:08:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=8724"},"modified":"2017-01-21T10:08:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T10:08:53","slug":"windows-10-fix-this-app-cant-be-opened-using-the-built-in-administrator-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/windows-10-fix-this-app-cant-be-opened-using-the-built-in-administrator-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 Fix: This app can&#8217;t be opened using the Built-in Administrator account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today when I tried to open either the Settings app or Microsoft Edge in Windows 10, I kept getting a blue popup message like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This app can&#8217;t open. Microsoft Edge can&#8217;t be opened using the Built-in Administrator account. Sign in with a different account and try again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/app-cannot-open-with-built-in-administrator.png\" alt=\"app-cannot-open-with-built-in-administrator\" width=\"600\" height=\"161\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8728\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The error message is quite confusing. Because I was logged on as a standard administrator account, and the built-in Administrator account remains disabled on my computer. Eventually I resolved this issue by turning on UAC. If I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-turn-on-off-uac-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">turn off UAC<\/a>, this issue will occur again.<\/p>\n<p>I also tested this on another computer running an old build of Windows 10. When I turned off UAC and tried to launch Microsoft Edge browser, I got the similar popup, but with a true reason behind this error:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This app can&#8217;t open. Microsoft Edge can&#8217;t be opened while User Account Control is turned off. Turn on User Account Control<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/app-cannot-open-while-uac-off.png\" alt=\"app-cannot-open-while-uac-off\" width=\"600\" height=\"161\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8729\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To fix this issue, you have to turn on UAC or change the UAC level in Windows 10. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Control Panel<\/a>. Type the word &#8220;<strong>UAC<\/strong>&#8221; into its search box in the upper right corner, and then click the &#8220;<strong>Change User Account Control settings<\/strong>&#8221; search result.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/search-uac-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"search-uac-in-control-panel\" width=\"587\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8730\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>The User Account Control Settings window is now opened. Move the slider from &#8220;<strong>Never notify<\/strong>&#8221; to any other level of security, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/change-uac-level.png\" alt=\"change-uac-level\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8731\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your computer for the UAC settings to take effect. You can then open Windows 10 apps without running into the issue &#8220;<em>This app can&#8217;t be opened using the Built-in Administrator account<\/em>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today when I tried to open either the Settings app or Microsoft Edge in Windows 10, I kept getting a blue popup message like this: This app can&#8217;t open. Microsoft Edge can&#8217;t be opened using the Built-in Administrator account. Sign in with a different account and try again. The error message is quite confusing. 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