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Currently, when I open any file in notepad in windows server, and edit, it won't allow me to edit. I don't want to right click on notepad first, and then choose run as administrator, then navigate to the file location and open it. I want to always open any file by double click and it would open as an admin. How do I do that?

I am using windows server 2012.

Jacky
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If opening notepad using right-click run as administrator allows you to edit then it's User Account Control rather than file system permissions that is causing the behaviour.

You can deactivate UAC completely, see https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13953.windows-server-2012-deactivating-uac.aspx

Before doing so you should understand why UAC is on by default and therefore what the downsides could be https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574089(v=ws.11).aspx

NHol
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  • Another admin on the server doesn't have this problem, is this setting shared between users or is it per user? – Jacky Dec 10 '16 at 20:58
  • No, but there is a difference in UAC with being an admin through local group permissions and inheriting local admin rights via domain group membership such as domain admins. – NHol Dec 10 '16 at 23:37