How to Solve error: This app can’t be activated by the Built-in Administrator in Windows 8.1

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In Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, if you are using built-in Administrator account You can’t use some apps. We will get a error message that This app can’t use by built-in administrator or This app can’t be activated by the built-in administrator. Here the steps or solving this error.

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Open Group Policy Editor from Run

Windows + R

gpedit.msc

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From Local Group Policy Editor Navigate to

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Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policy > Security Options

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Enable the Policy User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator Account

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Double click on the policy and Check Enabled then Apply > OK

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Just Restart your PC and check. You can use the apps from Built-in Administrator account the error will not appear again.

7 thoughts on “How to Solve error: This app can’t be activated by the Built-in Administrator in Windows 8.1

    Tanya said:
    May 29, 2014 at 9:18 am

    My system dosent do anything with Gpedit.msc. What else can I try

    paritoshmmmec said:
    June 18, 2014 at 7:16 am

    this is the right solution

    Ghulam Mujtaba said:
    January 14, 2016 at 11:27 am

    its not working ooopppsss

    rokiu said:
    February 28, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    not working

    someone said:
    March 14, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    RIP Windows 10 Home users.

    someone said:
    March 14, 2016 at 3:20 pm

    RIP Windows 10 Home users…

    Katie said:
    April 2, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    I have tried all these steps however the error still occurs. What else can I try?

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