Windows 11 Created a standard user account for myself, but always get a prompt asking for admin at startup...

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Hi, guys. So, I decided to start doing things a little more securely and not just using an admin profile for everything I do. I read some tips stating this is a major no-no and that hackers try to gain access to the admin account and if you're under it all the time, all you need do is click/ download one wrong thing and they have immediate access. Click on one bad email, Facebook message link etc. So I created a standard user account that I mostly game on, as well as browse, shop etc. However, I have an application that boots up wanting admin at every startup. Is there a way to allow it to per

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