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Russelltuop
Jun 12, 2025Iron Contributor
Login in as admin account but still needs password of another admin account
When I'm using the regular account and something needs admin authorization, it asks for the first account's password, but I just have the password of the other admin account. Yes, I can click "more ...
LiamEvans
Jun 13, 2025Iron Contributor
Windows often prompts for the password of the account that originally authorized the action or the account that has permissions for that task. If your current account isn’t set as the primary admin or is a standard user, it might ask for credentials of a different admin account.