Solved Programs only open if run by administrator?


Important update for all those who use CCleaner! The problem is solved, I had updated my CCleaner professional program. It had put all my programs to sleep - which is an option on the program but normally you select the ones you want:) So I had to wake them all up!
Man thank you for this, I hadn't even ran CCleaner and this was the problem thank you!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Try this, make a second admin account, log into it, remove all groups from that your main account is a part of (Users/Administrator/etc...) then add Administrator back to your main account's groups. Don't add the "Users" group. Login back into your main and hope fully it resolves the issue like it did for me! You can then delete the extra administrator account.

I think Users takes precedence over more controlling groups for security reasons when you first get a windows account from the installation vs. the control panel way to create accounts.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8960
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-14700, 2100 Mhz, 20 Core
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
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