Not Installing - Restrictions Issue

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Hi,

I bought Object Desktop a couple of days ago and haven't been able to install it due to a dialogue box popping up saying "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."

I have never had that come up before. 

It was late in the evening and I had been excited to get the various software up and running so it was quite disappointing not to do so and then to find there wasn't support for this other than on a forum.

Of course if this doesn't get resolved then I may look for a refund as it's not working at this time.

I look forward to any suggestions.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need to know more on your system.

  1. Windows version, please use Winver.exe to get Full Windows version numbers
  2. CPU type in your system. Intel, AMD or ARM?
  3. Have you tried getting your applications direct from your account here : https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products and install using those instead?

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks Basj!

1 - Windows 10 64bit, Version 20H2 (OS Build 19042. 1052)

2 - Intel, 4 Cores

3 - I tried Fences (individually) at the time and the same issue and just now tried it again with your link and Curtains and same again.

Thank you

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

From your system, it look like you good to go. But, searching on the net on that error message. This came up and it might help you too : https://medium.com/@breich_84283/fix-this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due-to-restrictions-in-effect-on-this-computer-error-ec54825b30f. Try those and report back.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

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Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Awesome, glad you get it running.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting WorldClass123, reply 4

Hi Basj, I've got it up and running. Thank you!
End of WorldClass123's quote

Was it something in the article that helped or did you try something else?  If the latter, what did you do?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

I seem to be having this Issue with Windows 10

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz   3.00 GHz

8,00 GB

Windows 10 Home Single Language Version 21H1

Purchased on Steam

The message reads: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.

I have tried to do the regedit specified in a different thread with no success. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing. Issue persists.

 

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting FireStorm01, reply 8

The message reads: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.

I have tried to do the regedit specified in a different thread with no success. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing. Issue persists.
End of FireStorm01's quote

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

Do this:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account-in-windows-20de74e0-ac7f-3502-a866-32915af2a34d

Then try under it.  You can delete it (the new account) after if you wish.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

And before you ask, Yes I tried running it with admin privileges and yes I did de-activate my antivirus before installing... 

 

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting FireStorm01, reply 10

The solution did not work. The regedit article was for XP I think not Win 10.
End of FireStorm01's quote

What did not work, creating a new Win10 admin account did not...?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account-in-windows-20de74e0-ac7f-3502-a866-32915af2a34d

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Even after adding a new user and going through the horror of creating a new user profile it still did not want to install. The restriction is still not fixed

 

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting FireStorm01, reply 13

Even after adding a new user and going through the horror of creating a new user profile it still did not want to install. The restriction is still not fixed
End of FireStorm01's quote
That's not THE admin account. The hidden admin account is already there. Look here: Enable admin account