Windows 10: Can't open windows terminal as administrator?

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  1. Pahus Win User

    Can't open windows terminal as administrator?


    I have admin rights, and I just installed Windows Terminal. However I can't open any shell as administrator. The prompt to ask for permissions appears, yet nothing happens. Similarly I tried to run wt.exe from an elevated PowerShell/cmd but it does nothing. Similarly I can't access WindowsApps folder where the installation is. Admin rights work for every other terminal.

    :)
     
    Pahus, Jul 4, 2023
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  2. zebal Win User

    Failure to run Windows terminal as Administrator

    Hello and Merry Christmas!

    I have standard user account on my system that I use for work, onto which I installed Windows terminal.
    Issue is I need to start terminal as Administrator, and when I do it I get following:


    Can't open windows terminal as administrator? 355660d1640431283t-failure-run-windows-terminal-administrator-untitled.png


    It starts fine to start it as normal (standard user).
    To attempt to resolve this problem I logged into my Administrator account and installed Windows terminal there, and it works to start it in Administrator account.

    Then I tried again to start it in standard user account but I got the same error message box.
    Do you have any suggestions or solutions on how to solve this problem?

    Btw. here is how I start the terminal:
    I pinned it to start menu and then right click -> more -> run as Administrator:

    Can't open windows terminal as administrator? 355661d1640431822t-failure-run-windows-terminal-administrator-asdf.png
     
    zebal, Jul 4, 2023
    #2
  3. Windows Terminal

    You Probably Got This Error Here :

    Can't open windows terminal as administrator? 376140d1664297304t-windows-terminal-erroro.png

    You Need To Enable Touch And Keyboard Handwriting Service On To Fix This Problem
    To enable Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service, follow these steps:
    1. Press Win+R in combination to open the Run dialog box.
    2. In the empty field of the box, type Services.msc and hit the Enter key to open the Services (Local) editor.
    3. locate Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service entry under Name section.
    4. Now double click it
    5. Change The Startup Type To Automatic If It Not Already
    6. Then Click The Start Button Then Click Ok And Close The Window
    7. Now Relaunch Windows Terminal Your Problem Should Now Be Fixed
    btw if this worked for you ( click the thanks button down it helps me a lot ! )
     
    Paper Luigi, Jul 4, 2023
    #3
  4. EnvioX Win User

    Can't open windows terminal as administrator?

    Windows Terminal

    yes that one

    thankyou
     
    EnvioX, Jul 4, 2023
    #4
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