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March 14, 2026

Must run as administrator to avoid a second activation (TT Desktop Windows)

  • March 14, 2026
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I loaded TT on a second Windows11 computer. Activation went fine, 2 of 5, correct. Imported the old 2024, went through a couple screens, saved and exited. When I went back in an hour later it wants another activation. Rebooted, still wants a second activation. I tried opening it as an administrator, it worked! It doesn't ask for activation, works fine. Now when ever I open TT I have to run as administrator. 

I don't know why, can't find anything in the TT community. Does anyone know how to set it up for a standard user? I thought of uninstalling and reinstalling, but some people say it will require a new activation others say not.

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    Tesla99Author
    Level 3
    March 16, 2026

    Does anyone else have to run as an administrator to open TT on Windows? Am I the only one?