VS Code does NOT exit Administrator Mode

[Ryan-Hafen]

Type: Bug

VS Code will not exit Administrator mode. I have un-installed VS Code and deleted all vs code folders. I have re-install tried re-installing both the user version as well as the system version. I have verified that the "Run this program as an Administrator" is UN-checked in Visual Studio Code Properties->Compatibility.

VS Code version: Code 1.90.0 (89de5a8d4d6205e5b11647eb6a74844ca23d2573, 2024-06-04T19:33:54.889Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045 Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400H CPU @ 2.60GHz (8 x 2592)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|15.64GB (3.67GB free)| |Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 9a7d525e-86a8-4542-b784-e9bb3a592b7b| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

Extensions (19)

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[deepak1556]

Is this user setup or system setup ? Can you also share the steps that was used to enter administrator mode ?

[Ryan-Hafen]

Is this user setup or system setup ? Can you also share the steps that was used to enter administrator mode ?

This issue happens no matter which setup I use. I have uninstalled all versions of vscode from the PC, deleted all vscode folders, and re-installed vscode using both the user and system setup (having uninstalled vscode as before). The steps to re-create as I installed vs code. That's it. It enters administrator mode even on the first run of the application.

[deepak1556]

Did the issue only start with 1.90.0 update or do you also see it with older versions v1.89 ?

[Ryan-Hafen]

Did the issue only start with 1.90.0 update or do you also see it with older versions v1.89 ?

It happened when I installed version 1.86 in January 2024 and I have continued no matter which version I install or upgrade to.

[vs-code-engineering[bot]]

Hey @deepak1556, this issue might need further attention.

@Ryan-Hafen, you can help us out by closing this issue if the problem no longer exists, or adding more information.

[mikedice]

I have exactly the same issue. Of course VSCode gets uninstalled and re-installed a few time in an attempt to correct the problem. Now I am on 1.92.2. Start VSCode, it thinks it is running as Administrator. It says 'Administrator' at the top and pops a warning that it won't install any updates. My Windows 11 machine is an Azure VM.

[gjsjohnmurray]

When you launch a Windows command prompt by typing "cmd" in the taskbar's Search field and simply pressing Enter, does the titlebar of the command window that appears include the word "Administrator" in its titlebar?

[mikedice]

Affirmative. That command prompt also says Administrator.

I isolated my repro and it was pretty easy. Create a new Azure VM with Windows 11 Pro, install the user mode version of VS Code and then run VS Code. You only get Administrator as described in the repro steps. It is probably some policy set up on the VM by Azure.

[gjsjohnmurray]

@Ryan-Hafen what result do you get? Maybe UAC is disabled on your Windows.

[vs-code-engineering[bot]]

This issue has been closed automatically because it needs more information and has not had recent activity. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!