Hi,Since you're already using an administrator account and you're still having an issue with the administrator rights, we would to like to ask for more details to further isolate your concern:. Are you using a company PC that has a System Admin?

If yes, we suggest that you contact them so that you can have your Admin rights again. If you're using a personal PC, how many administrator accounts do you have?.

I can connect to the same windows 2016 from windows 7 and windows 2012 without any issues. I can also telnet over port 3389 from windows 2008 r2 server to the target Windows 2016. If i make a reg change on Windows 2016 to enable TLS 1.0, then i can connect but i dont want to do this on target server as we know TLS 1.0 is absolute. Jun 23, 2009  Login failed and only Admin can connect – Learn more on the SQLServerCentral forums. Only administrators may connect at this time. Also is related to one Database or the SQL Server itself.

When you're trying to access C: drive, are you getting any error message? If yes, kindly tell us the exact error message.Meanwhile, try performing a full scan on your PC using your antivirus software. Sometimes, there are variety of malicious programs that can block administrator privileges.We look forward to your response.

Unfortunately it looks like we have no resolution with those suggestions. It's weird.I did try and create a Kiosk mode but never made it come into effect. This problem only arised recently and I don't know if the events are related.Notices below.Hi,Since you're already using an administrator account and you're still having an issue with the administrator rights, we would to like to ask for more details to further isolate your concern:. Are you using a company PC that has a System Admin?

If yes, we suggest that you contact them so that you can have your Admin rights again.I'm on a Home System. If you're using a personal PC, how many administrator accounts do you have?Just one account and it's admin. When you're trying to access C: drive, are you getting any error message? If yes, kindly tell us the exact error message.No problemsMeanwhile, try performing a full scan on your PC using your antivirus software. Sometimes, there are variety of malicious programs that can block administrator privileges.Done, no errors foundWe look forward to your response.

Thank you for letting us know.We would like to verify, can you still run the Command Promptas an administrator? If yes, try to activate the (hidden) administrator account on your Windows 10.

Here's how:1. Open Command Prompt and run it as an administrator. (Right-clickCommand Prompt and choose “Run as administrator”.)2. Type the following command: net user administrator /active:yes. There will be a message that the command completed successfully.3.

Restart your PC.4. Once you restart your PC, you will see the Administrator account.Once you're logged in using the Administrator account, try to change the time zone and check if the same thing will happen.Note: Using the Built-In Administrator is not advisable to be used normally as it is designed for troubleshooting purposes only.To deactivate (hidden) administrator account on your Windows 10, follow these steps:1. Using the regular (administrator) user account, open Command Promptand run it as an administrator.

(Right-click Command Prompt and choose “Run as administrator”.)2. Type the following command: net user administrator /active:no. There will be a message that the command completed successfully.3. Once you restart your PC, the Administrator account will not show up anymore.Keep us updated with the result. Thanks for the update.In this case, let's try activating the (hidden) administratoraccount using the Command Prompton Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE).To make the Windows Recovery Environment start automatically, there should be two consecutive unexpected shutdowns that occur within two minutes of boot completion. To do this, once you reach the sign in screen, press the powerbutton.

Do this twice.Once you're on the Windows Recovery Environment, choose the option Troubleshoot.Under advanced options, select Command Prompt. Then, enterthe following command: net user administrator /active:yes.

There will be a message that the command completed successfully.Once you restart your PC, you will see the Administrator account.Reminder: Using the Built-In Administrator is not advisable to be used normally as it is designed for troubleshooting purposes only.To deactivate (hidden) administrator account, just follow the steps we provided last November 6, 2017.Let us know if the steps above works for you. Good news and bad news:Good News: I was able to get the command to workBad News: It didn't reveal another administrator (on the login page or in system/users). Am I looking in the right place?Slightly bad news: Had I read your instructions properly I would have.right clicked. command prompt to start with and not had any of the problems I had in the first place. Apologies for wasting your time on that.Now that we know there is no additional user, the question does present itself: why can't I reset my timezone. I had no idea it would impact me the way it has, but it does.

Thanks for the screenshot.Since you're still having the same issue even after activating the (hidden) administratoraccount, we suggest that you adjust the User Account Control (UAC) settings on your PC. With UAC, apps and tasks always run in the security context of a non-administrator account, unless an administrator specifically authorizes administrator-level accessto the system. Also, UAC can block the automatic installation of unauthorized apps and prevent inadvertent changes to system settings.Here are the steps on how to adjust the User Account Control settings:. Go to Control Panel. Click User Accounts.