Fixed an issue where the YES button could not be pressed in UAC window on Windows

Being one of the most popular computer operating systems in the world means that Windows 10 will become a top attack target for hackers to gain assets, steal information, and use important data. important to blackmail, .

Understanding this, Microsoft has also developed and gave Windows 10 a lot of tools and layers of security, to protect users from those risks in the best way.

One of the built-in security tools on Windows 10 includes familiar names like Windows Defender, Windows Defender Firewall, Windows Defender Smartscreen and UAC (User Account Control), of which UAC is what they are. we see it most often.

Recently, some Windows 10 users are experiencing the error of the Yes button in the UAC window can not be clicked, causing their work to be interrupted.

So in this article I will guide you how to fix the error of not being able to press the YES button in the UAC window on Windows 10 in the most effective way.

1. Should I turn off UAC on Windows?

UAC stands for User Account Control, one of the components of the security system found in Windows 10!

UAC window will appear when an application requires to run as Administrator to be able to affect, change the Registry, or system files, if you know what you are doing, just click Yes to agree. , and vice versa, press No to block.

However, I see that most of you often turn off this UAC feature on Windows because following the online instructions, the video instructions on how to optimize Windows, increase FPS when playing games, types .

But the reality shows that it is not really effective to help optimize the system, or increase FPS at all, but only increases the risk of virus infection, malware for your computer.

The biggest advantage of turning off UAC that I see is probably that you will reduce the operation only, and a few of you turn it off to be able to run the software / commands automatically.

For some of you who have solid knowledge about Windows computers, you can completely confidently turn off this UAC function, because they know what they are doing, and for you as a newbie, I recommend not to turn it off. .

As I said at the beginning of the article, recently, many people have encountered an error that could not press the Yes button to grant permission to the application because it is grayed out.

The cause is said to be in the system at that time there are no Administrator accounts, and the account you are using does not have Administrator rights.

OK, find the cause, then the fix is ​​nothing complicated, please refer to the steps below.

2. How to fix the disappearing Yes button in UAC of Windows 10

First, you need to prepare another computer or phone to read the instructions, because this article we will do it in a Safe Mode environment, without the Internet, you cannot Alt + Tab to view, or remember the command. to do it because it's so long.

Well forget, this step may not be needed in many cases, but you should still do it first to make sure, open the Run dialog box (Windows + R) => type cmd => in the CMD window enter the net command. user and press Enter to get the list of available Users on Windows.

=> Then take a picture of this window, you may need to use it in Step 6 below.

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Perform:

+ Step 1: Now press the Windows + R key combination to open the dialog box Run => then copy and paste the command below into => then press the OK button to access the Recovery partition of Windows 10.

SHUTDOWN / R / O -T 00

Alternatively, you can run this command in Command Prompt (CMD), Windows PowerShell, or even run it directly from the Windows Search search box (Windows + S).

Note: Please refer to 5 ways to access the Recovery area on Windows 10 here.

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Or run the command directly in the Run dialog box (Windows + R), there are lots of ways to run this command!

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+ Step 2: Wait for Windows to start for a while, the familiar blue Recovery screen will appear. But do not rush Turn off PC or Continue to Windows 10, but instead choose the Troubleshoot line for yourself.

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+ Step 3: This error is not inexcusable, to restore the entire Windows 10 system, so click Advanced Options.

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+ Step 4: A list of tools, options to assist you in recovering and fixing Windows errors will appear, these tools are really powerful and useful in fixing Windows 10 errors.

However, many of you do not know how to use it, or know how to do it, or you know how to do it, you are afraid to learn, afraid to learn, so the error is just reinstall Win.

We will be working in Safe Mode so click on Startup Settings to change Windows 10's boot mode => then click Restart.

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Step 5: After Windows has restarted, continue at this Startup Settings screen, press the number 6 or F6 key on your keyboard to select Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt and boot into Safe Mode Command Prompt included.

=> After that, Windows will reboot again but this time will boot into the selected Safe Mode, not normal Windows anymore.

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+ Step 6: The Administrator account login screen appears, in this case the integrated Admin account will appear and you can click on it to log in without a password.

Signing in is also when the Command Prompt window (CMD) with Administrator rights appears.

Now use the following 3 commands in turn to change the password, grant Administrator rights, and enable Admin rights for the account you are using.

=> Remember to be in the correct order from top to bottom to get it.

net user YOUR_USER_NAME YOUR_NEW_PASSWORD

net localgroup Administrators YOUR_USER_NAME / add

net user YOUR_USER_NAME / active: yes

Inside:

1. YOUR_USER_NAME is the username you are using.
2. YOUR_NEW_PASSWORD is the new password you want to change.

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You can refer to some great articles on how to manage Windows User written by Admin here:

1. Manage User on Windows by command in CMD
2. Guide to create a new User on Windows XP / 7/8/10 fastest

+ Step 7: Finally, restart your computer and log in with the account you just changed the password and grant the Administrator rights above, now the error of the Yes button is blurred in the UAC window will also be fix it.

So I have very detailed instructions for you how to fix the error of not being able to press the Yes button in the UAC window of Windows 10 in a very effective way.

Although it is an uncommon mistake, but what if one day of bad luck will you be the victim? Therefore, if this error occurs, you should immediately think of the cause that the computer does not have an Administrator account.

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Kareem Winters

Update 24 January 2021