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Oct 30, 2019

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Edge Chromium 78.0.276.20 run as admin not working?

Hi, I have Edge Chromium Insider installed on a Windows Server 2012R2 SharePoint 2013 server. When I want to create a new webapplication I have to run IE11 or Chrome as admin so the new button wi...

Waaromikniet
Oct 30, 2019
HotCakeX

I think I have found the solution. There is a flag in "Edge://flags" called "De-elevate browser on launch". This setting has value default. When I disable this flag, and run as admin I do see an elevated process..

Waaromikniet

Brass Contributor

Oct 30, 2019

HotCakeX

I downloaded the stable version that was visible in Google. V78.0.276.20

HotCakeX

MVP

Oct 30, 2019

Waaromikniet

Waaromikniet wrote:
HotCakeX

I downloaded the stable version that was visible in Google. V78.0.276.20

Please take your time and read this article, I feel like this should be Pinned at the top of the forum.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Facts-about-Edge-Stable-version-Link-And-what-we-know-so-far/m-p/962321

also this article helps you understand the transition from old to new Edge.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-sysupdate-windows-updates

Waaromikniet
Brass Contributor
Oct 30, 2019
I understand. But shouldn't run as admin work?
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Oct 30, 2019
  When I installed Edge Beta channel, which has the same version as this so called stable version, on Windows server 2019, it didn't have problem running as admin. It was a DC server and was using built in Administrator with highest permission by default.
  
  so maybe you hit a bug in it. try see if you can uninstall it and replace it with Beta. I hope it didn't cause any serious problems for you 😕
  - Waaromikniet
    Brass Contributor
    Oct 30, 2019
    HotCakeX
    
    It is on my dev box so no problems with this version.
    
    I did just found a possible issue. When I edit the properties of my Edge icon in the taskbar and set on the compatibility tab run as admin to on and start Edge I see the message "Admin mode detected". In this case everything works like expected.
    
    So right click on the icon and choose run as admin doesn't seem to actually run in admin mode because I don't see the message "Admin mode detected"