My user id (which is a yahoo email account) shows as being admin, but I still get that popup about do you want this program to make changes?  

I've had some other weird permissions issues with my e: drive, which I recently moved to this new system.  

Is it better to have a local account instead of email?   Any other hints about this permission hell would be appreciated.

 

1 hour ago, bic said:

Any other hints about this permission hell would be appreciated.

I experienced a rash of the same in late summer, progressing to the point I needed to replace my system, which was aging anyway.  My issues seemed to start after I made a clone with EaseUS Todo Backup and then attempted to use that clone to boot from.  That was c:\.  I had a D:\  drive that was my data drive and I began to get all sorts of permission errors trying to access those files.  That included a ton of flight simulator files.  Apps, aircraft, scenery, utilities.  I remounted my original C:\  drive but the issues persisted.  Thence came my new system build, which I had planned for this fall anyway.

With my new system I still have experiences similar to what you described.  Even if I set User Account Control off I still get prompts when starting some programs, mostly system utilities like cc cleaner, EaseUS Todo, Winzip, and so on.  I have other experiences as well.  For instance with my MFS 2020 Community folder (Microsoft Store installation), I can copy files to it.  I can place .zip files in the folder and unzip them there. And I can delete files and folders that reside in Community.  But I am not allowed by Windows  to copy files or folders from the Community folder to a separate location, such as to make backups.  So I make two sets of backups, into two separate locations, of the folders destined for Community before I copy them there.

Do not know how to help.  Hopefully someone with more Windows and/or security tech knowledge can chime in.

 

Here's some admin guides https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2969-enable-disable-elevated-administrator-account-windows-10-a.html

i don't understand why mine shows administrator, but when I go to Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts\Manage Accounts\Change an Account\Change Account Type, it says underneeath my email address "administrator", but the radio button "standard" is selected.  If I click admin, the change account type button becomes gray and I cannot click it.   

 

As I understand it, you can't treat W10 like, nor does it work like, older systems. Yes there is a "higher admin" account. You shouldn't have to access it or worry about it. I use it for elevated cmd routines. And since I copied FSX from one SSD to another, I have to start it by right click and run as admin. The process also erased my license info. And because FSX is so old you can't just put the number back in and go. There's a registry procedure.  

Over the years with Win10 if I've learned anything, I've learned that even though your account may be at administrative level, you should still (if you know the app is from a reputable source) choose the option to "run as administrator" !

Many smooth installs using that thinking.