Explorer ignores User Account Control (UAC) and continues to run with the least permissions. This ability is locked and couldn’t be enabled easily anywhere in settings. However, Windows 10 doesn’t allow you to start it as that.Įven if you right-click the explorer.exe file and select “Run as Administrator” from the menu, it will revert back to the default app permissions. If you maintain your computer without involving a third-party person for administrative tasks, sometimes you may need to start File Explorer elevated. By default File Explorer in Windows 10 runs with the least privileges. This means that you start explorer.exe with admin rights, so it will allow modifying and accessing certain system locations. In this tutorial we will review how to run File Explorer elevated.
How to Run File Explorer as Administrator in Windows 10.
