Windows 10 pro, after anniversary update I can't use "runas administrator shortcut" anymore

Solution 1:

I somehow managed to solve the issue by first running the command prompt as administrator using

runas /profile /savecred /user:administrator "cmd.exe" 

put another batch file in \windows\system32 folder to run the exe. and just type the name of that batch file.

Solution 2:

This is what worked for me

start cmd first then use it to start your other app

runas /profile /user:ExlordPC\Exlord /savecred "cmd.exe /k C:\Users\Exlord\AppData\Local\NextVPN\NextVPN.exe"

Solution 3:

I just got bitten by this on a machine, now running Windows 10 version 1803 (as installed on 2018-06-18).

The solution (combined with the other answers here) for me was discovery (and reversion) of a change to my local PC's GPO.

• In the GPO snapin for mmc.exe
• Navigating to: Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options
• There's a setting called
  "User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account"

Reverting that to what it calls the "Default" mode of disabled resolved the issue.

Possibly using an administrator account other than the built-in default might have worked too (untested).