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dslinger
Apr 09, 2019Copper Contributor
Anyone Else Getting Administrator Mode Detected When You Open Edge Insider
When opening the Dev Chromium Edge, I am getting a popup stating administrator mode detected and prompting me to close the browser and open as a standard user. I am opening the program as a standard...
Elliot Kirk
Apr 09, 2019Former Employee
Hi dslinger, I am sorry to hear this. Are you running on a server build? If you need to get unblocked, you may want to open a support ticket: https://microsoftedgesupport.microsoft.com/hc/en-us
Elliot
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PJBeee
Sep 15, 2019Copper Contributor
As I recall, I didn't do anything besides accepting the usual Microsoft updates on Win7, and that Edge warning as administrator seems to have vanished.
- tomscharbachSep 15, 2019Bronze Contributor
PJBeee Microsoft appears to have fixed the bug in recent builds:
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-finally-fixes-administrator-mode-detected-bug-in-edge-canary/