Admin Rights

[RufusVtuber]

I am having an issue where the Vortex Mod Manager Version 1.9.12 has detected that it is using Administrator Permissions. 

I have attempted a few solutions from online sources as well, including checking the User Account Control Settings, and checking Vortex.exe Security Properties and turning off full control.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled Vortex multiple times.

Any help regarding this issue would be very much appreciated! I'm at my wits end! 

 

Edited January 8 by RufusVtuber
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[AugustaCalidia]

Have you looked at Properties for "Vortex.exe" and its compatibility settings?

[RufusVtuber]

Yes, sorry I forgot to include that.  

[RufusVtuber]

Started fresh this morning. I uninstalled then reinstalled Vortex before I started.

I went to the Black Tree Gaming Ltd folder and changed the Security Properties, turning off full control and special permissions. A reboot after making the changes to folder have not stopped Vortex detecting that it is running with Administrator Permissions. 

I thought that maybe it was an UAC issue after all so currently I am investigating that idea because I realized it's been a while since I've seen a prompt to allow a program to make changes.

Any help regarding the problem is very welcome! 

[Pickysaurus]

The recommended UAC setting is this one:

 

Where did you install Vortex? Did you ever run it as admin? Are you using any security/anti-virus apps that might be interfering? 

[RufusVtuber]

I had the Installer pick the route since I wasn't sure the proper place to install it.

I did last year, after I was having issues with a modlist I turned on the always run as administrator, but turned it off after it didn't fix anything.

The only anti-virus I use is windows defender and maybe CCleaner(?) but I only installed that because I was told by a friend to install it.... I don't know what it does. 

I went ahead and brought UAC down a notch. 

[Pickysaurus]

If you ever run Vortex as admin, it can force it to run as admin whenever it opens. This is because you flag the files Vortex needs as "admin owned" so it needs to be an admin to access them.

 

Your only full recourse might be to delete/rename the Vortex folder at %appdata%\Vortex as this folder likely needs admin permission to access. Deleting or renaming it will mean Vortex will re-create it again on next startup but the application will be fully reset. 

[RufusVtuber]

I tried that, I even checked the other users on my computer and deleted everything vortex related. I keep getting the administrator permissions detected error. 

[HeyYou]

Uninstall Vortex with Revo Uninstaller Portable. Run Revo as admin, tell it to uninstall vortex, use 'moderate' settings. After the uninstaller runs, Revo will search for leftover files and registry settings. Delete them all. Reboot your computer, reinstall Vortex.

[RufusVtuber]

I tried the Revo Uninstaller, sadly that didn't work either. Is there a place I could look where it tells me why it's detecting Administrator Permissions?