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Nothing working, automatic repair loop, access denied, windows resource protection …
I would still do a media scan/repair. Windows doesn't just get corrupted to the degree yours did, without good reason.
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i9 12900K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z Royal Elite 2x32GB 4266Mhz Gold
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3080 Ti
Sound Card
Sound Blaster ZxR
Monitor(s) Displays
Alienware 38"
Screen Resolution
3840x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 980/860 EVO/970 Pro
PSU
Dark Power 12 850W
Case
Phanteks Evolv X
Cooling
MSI Meg CoreLiquid S360
Keyboard
Roccat Vulcan 122 AIMO
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The log file created by Startup Repair can help to find out the cause of the boot problem. In this video, i will explain how to use the Startup Repair tool to troubleshoot boot problems in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
One other question/issue.
I still don’t have admin access. I enabled access via PowerShell and User Console.
Still get permission error trying to edit host file. Probably all the other things I tried to do above too. Just haven’t needed to go back through those.
Thanks
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera
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System files are more restricted. For that you need to modify UAC.
Type in UAC in Search and see what happens when you take it all the way down without disabling it.
Some third-party tools let you disable it altogether, but it is to be used with caution/for advanced users.
OS
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
CPU
2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
Memory
24428 Megabytes
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Sound Card
Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
Screen Resolution
FHD 1920X1080 16:9
Hard Drives
2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
PSU
19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
Cooling
Dual Fans
Mouse
MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed
Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 400MB Orange-fr
Browser
Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
Operating System
Windows 11 Insider Canary
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS X751BP
CPU
AMD Dual Core A6-9220
Motherboard
ASUS
Memory
8 GB
Graphics card(s)
AMD Radeon R5 M420
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3
Screen Resolution
1600X900 16:9
Hard Drives
1TB 5400RPM
System files are more restricted. For that you modify UAC.
Type in UAC in Search and see what happens when you take it all the way down without disabling it.
All the way down? Thanks
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera
System files are more restricted. For that you need to modify UAC.
Type in UAC in Search and see what happens when you take it all the way down without disabling it.
Some third-party tools let you disable it altogether, but it is to be used with caution/for advanced users.
Got it. It's already set all the way down.
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera
Why don’t I have admin access on my own machine??
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera
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Why don’t I have admin access on my own machine??
Did you try doing the repair install? If that doesn't work, you may have to do a clean install.
OS
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec B746
CPU
Intel Core i7-10700K
Motherboard
ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
Memory
16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
Sound Card
Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
PSU
750 Watts (62.5A)
Case
PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
Keyboard
Logitech K270
Mouse
Logitech M185
Browser
Microsoft Edge and Firefox
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Operating System
Windows 11 Canary Channel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PowerSpec G156
CPU
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
Memory
16 MB DDR 4-2666
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
Mouse
Logitek M185
Keyboard
Logitek K270
Browser
Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Well, after several days of smooth sailing, the automatic repair loop is back…. Ugh
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera
Why don’t I have admin access on my own machine??
If your disk crashed/large portions got corrupted, then the entire filesystem is in an unidentified state (including access rights). As I keep saying. kinda pointless to start a repair, in that case. Honestly, try a
media check first (check for bad sectors and such, check your SSD status, etc). Only then would I attempt a repair. Although, at that point, you're likely better off doing a full clean install (after having retrieved as much data from your disk as you could).
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i9 12900K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z Royal Elite 2x32GB 4266Mhz Gold
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3080 Ti
Sound Card
Sound Blaster ZxR
Monitor(s) Displays
Alienware 38"
Screen Resolution
3840x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 980/860 EVO/970 Pro
PSU
Dark Power 12 850W
Case
Phanteks Evolv X
Cooling
MSI Meg CoreLiquid S360
Keyboard
Roccat Vulcan 122 AIMO
It sounds like your Windows install is seriously corrupted. I would do a repair install as soon as you're able to. You can keep all your files and apps.
The second Powershell command I provided should have fixed any corrupt issues in the system as it effectively conducts a repair on the OS.
OS
Windows 11 Home
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Memory
16 GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia RTX 3070
Hard Drives
1TB SSD
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
I still cannot save the edited host file.
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera
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Go here using regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
under EnableLUA , make sure the value is set to 0.
If it's not change it and reboot your machine.
You must be part of the Administrators user group of course.
OS
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
CPU
2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
Memory
24428 Megabytes
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Sound Card
Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
Screen Resolution
FHD 1920X1080 16:9
Hard Drives
2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
PSU
19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
Cooling
Dual Fans
Mouse
MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed
Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 400MB Orange-fr
Browser
Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
Operating System
Windows 11 Insider Canary
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS X751BP
CPU
AMD Dual Core A6-9220
Motherboard
ASUS
Memory
8 GB
Graphics card(s)
AMD Radeon R5 M420
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3
Screen Resolution
1600X900 16:9
Hard Drives
1TB 5400RPM
I still cannot save the edited host file.
You always need admin privileges (run your editor as Adminstrator) to edit the host file.
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i9 12900K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z Royal Elite 2x32GB 4266Mhz Gold
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 3080 Ti
Sound Card
Sound Blaster ZxR
Monitor(s) Displays
Alienware 38"
Screen Resolution
3840x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 980/860 EVO/970 Pro
PSU
Dark Power 12 850W
Case
Phanteks Evolv X
Cooling
MSI Meg CoreLiquid S360
Keyboard
Roccat Vulcan 122 AIMO
I have an ISO USB but I don’t see any repair option. It just wants to install Windows.
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
CPU
AS Rock
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 3.6 ghz
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
2 SSD, 2 HD
Browser
Opera