microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
I can't change the Power Toys default user setting to the administrator setting.
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.1
### Installation method
Microsoft Store
### Area(s) with issue?
Settings
### Steps to reproduce
1) Launch app as "Run as administrator"
2) Choose the "General" cog wheel settings link
3) Find "Running as user" pull down menu
4) Change to "Restart Power Toys as administrator"
Afterwards, there is no change to the app's status!
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
I expected the app to allow me to run the app as an administrator rather than as a less privileged user.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
There was no change in the app's status from "Running as a User," to "Restart Power Toys as administrator."
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
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### Additional Information
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26220.0
.NET Version: .NET 9.0.15
PowerToys is running as user (non-elevated) (v.0.99.1)
Install scope: per user
Operating System Language: English (United States)
System locale: en-US
### Other Software
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in PowerToys Settings by reproducing the issue through the General page's "Running as user" menu while launching the app as administrator. Trace the setting's restart and elevation behavior; done means selecting "Restart PowerToys as administrator" changes the app from non-elevated to administrator status for the reported per-user Microsoft Store installation.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100