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Can't start PowerShell as administrator

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Mar 15, 202634382 views
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Problem

I have Windows 7, and I want to run PowerShell as an administrator. I found it in the Start Menu, right clicked it and selected Run as administrator, but I get the following: Windows Explorer has stopped working Even if I I try to open PowerShell > Windows PowerShell Help, I have the same error. I …

Error Output

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
(ExecutionPolicy : Access to the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft…

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Fix for: Can't start PowerShell as administrator

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you can run cmd.exe as admin and start powershell.exe

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