Introduction
When starting the browser Microsoft Edge or another app in Windows 10 you might get the following error:
This app can’t open.
Microsoft Edge can’t be opened using Built-in Administrator account. Sign in with a different account and try again.

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- Create your own users
We advise you to create your own users as outlined in this article and disable the built-in administrator account. - Enable UAC
User Account Control (UAC) needs to be enabled if you want to be able to use Microsoft Edge and other apps.First click on Start -> type in “user accounts” -> click on “User Accounts”:disable-uac-02
On the next screen click on “Change User Account Control Settings”:
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On the next screen set the slider to the 3rd option from the bottom:
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Click on OK to save.
- Reboot
Click on Start -> type cmd -> hit Enter:disable-uac-05
On the command prompt type “shutdown /r /t 0” to reboot:
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Finished!