Hi Team, I am getting this error not able to detect the window [image] So when i run this as administrator i can able to detect the window but cannot run the process as Robot is showing error so how to fix it

Hi @Snehamayi_Senapati Yes i think this is expected behavior- so pls run into admin mode. For More: [image] Error "Cannot Access Target Process Elevated Privileges Might Be Required. Try Running The UiPath Application As An Administrator" Knowledge Base Fix …

@Snehamayi_Senapati please check this on what to do on robot side [image] How to overcome this error message in Studio: "Cannot access application '.'. Elevated privileges might be required. Try running the UiPath application as an administrator."? Robot How …

[image] Snehamayi_Senapati: I am getting this error not able to detect the window [image] So when i run this as administrator i can able to detect the window but cannot run the process as Robot is showing error so how to fix it let me perform..and update you

Hi Anil, I have done the same steps but still same issue.. Actually i have a VM server where bot needs to open Remote desktop and the popup comes to enter the password which we are unable to detect. so we followed the same steps and added reg file in the vm and Run without privilege elevation but s…

@Snehamayi_Senapati oh I just realized this is the windows password manager screen generally that is not detected… even the application starts in non elevated this might not be automatable for now can you try with image or CV activities(generally thats what works on these screens…as it is only p…

Hi Anil, Gm Still no chance we are getting issue we tried all the possible activities [image] So do we need to reach out to our admin team to bypass this windows security?

This issue due to to you didn’t enable the api key for this, Open the Orchestrator, go to Admin> click on Licenses >Click on Robot&Services> there you can comuputer vision api key copy that key and Open your process in studio Click on Project Settings> Click on Computer Vision >scroll down till las…

Hi @Snehamayi_Senapati , This issue may be caused by the installation of Windows updates on January 13 (such as KB5074159 for Windows 11). There were several users reporting this on forum . These updates changed the integrity level for the Windows Security prompt, and it was no longer possible to i…

The issue still persists. I have added the required environment variable and set Studio and Assistant to run as Administrator by default (via Properties → Compatibility → Run as Administrator). I am able to run the process successfully from Assistant, and the credential window is detected. However,…

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Anil_G (Anil Gorthi) February 17, 2026, 9:57am 3

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please check this on what to do on robot side

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